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Rose  Hill 
Cemetery 
Company 


WM.  H.  TVRXER.  Vice-President. 
KCGEXK  C.  LONG.  Sec'y  and  Tres 
GKO.  H.  SCOTT.  Superintendent. 


CITY  OFFICE: 

•  61  La  Salle  Street,     Room  go. 

CEMETERY  ADDRESS: 

Havelock,  P.  O.  Cook  Co.,  III. 


EDWIN  G.  FOREMAN. 


OSCAR  G.  FOREMAN. 


FOREMAN 
BROS. 


<D 


128  &  130  WASHINGTON  ST. 


Receive  Deposits,  Buy  and  Sell  Mortgages, 
Bonds  and  Other  Investment  Securities, 
and  Make  Loans  on  Real  Estate. 


SELZ,  SGHWflB  &  [0: 


CAPITAL,  $1,425,000. 
SURPLUS,    $105,000. 


LARGEST  MANUFACTURERS 


BOOTS  AND 

IN   THE  WORLD. 


Selz 


Shoes 


STREETER,  Exclusive  Chicago  Agent. 


....CHICAGO    BRANCH.... 

The  Liverpool  0% 

&•  feondon 
@®  &-  Globe 

INSURANCE    COMPANY. 


UNLIMITED  LIABILITY  OF 
'THE  PROPRIETORS. 

Losses  Paid  in  the  Great  Fires  at 

Chicago  and  Boston,        -          $4,500,000.00 
Total   Losses  Paid   in  the  United 

States,  -  -      $56,241,533.35 


Chicago  Office,  155  fca  Salic  St. 

CHICAGO  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

EZRA  .1.  WARNER,  of  Sprague.  Warner  A  Co. 
LEVI  Z.  LEITER.  Capitalist. 

HENRY  \V.  KING,  of  Henry  W.  King  A  Co. 

WILLIAM  S.  WARREN,  Resident  Secretary. 
George  H.  Moore,  John  V.Thomas,  Assistant  Secretaries. 


Packing  Houses, 
UNION  STOCK  YARDS. 


ANGLO=AMERICAN 
PROVISION  CO. 


Porl<  Packers  and 
Refiners 


60  Board  of  Trade,     CHICAGO. 


AND 


FOWLER  BROS,  LTD., 
3  Victoria  St.,  Liverpool, 

in  Produce  Exchange, 
New  Ycrk. 


PAY  DIRT 

There  is  no  man  who  has  ever  been  In  the  mines  but  that 
knows  what  "pay  dirt"  is.     It  is  the  kind  that  puts  the 

Vellow  Ducats  Into  your  Pocket; 

And  the  boys  crack  their  heels  together  for  joy  when  they 
strike  it.  Miners  measure  and  sell  (my  dirt  by  the  ton.  I 
measure  and  sell  it  by  the  lot.  It  makes  no  difference  whlcl' 
way  you  figure  it,  prdriflinti  it  w  ytmrinf  pay  (lift;  nnd  most  of 
tha't  which  is  sold  by  the  lot  pans  out  belter  than  a  good  deal 
that  is  sold  by  the  ton.  But 

Not  All  Dirt  Is  Pa\J  Dirt. 

A  good  mnny  mines  are  "salted."  and  they  are  not  all  in  the 
Kocky  Mountains,  either.    Some  dirt  which  is  offered  for  sale 
about  Oiir  own  city  has  not  even  "the  color  of  the  stuff."    That 
is  where  one  needs  to  use  disoietion  and  care. 
I  have  some  dirt  which  I  sell  by  the  lot  at  my  queen  suburbj 


Four-fifths  of  these  lots  have  already  been  sold,  and  their  pur- 
chasers declare 

Every  One  a  Pa\J  Streal<. 

>*ot  one  of  them  but  that  will  put  money  into  the  pocket  of  its 
owner.  Those  lots  unsold  are  equally  good,  and  would  be  de- 
sirable purchases  even  by  the  ton.  (Jo  out  and  see  them  on  my 

FKEE  EXCURSION, 

which  leaves  I'nion  Depot.  Cor.  Canal  and  Adams  Streets, 
EVERY  SUNDAY  at  2  p.  m. 

Sp:      /~JK>f~\^<i       6O2-   603-  CO4  »n<l  605 
•    Li     V_>I\V>»OO,  Masonic   Temple, 

state  timl    Randolph  Streets. 


I 


MEAD  &  COE 

Real  Estate  and 
^lortaaae  Loans 


I 


100  WASHINGTON  ST. 

Chicago 


AARON   B.  MEAD 
ALBERT  L.  COE 

GEORGE  W.  COBB 


Tfy. 

Haw  ley 
Down  Draft 

•-^ 

Furnace  Co. 


••• 


PERFECT  COMBUSTION 
OF  BITUMINOUS  COAL 


2000  Furnaces  in  Daily  Use 

170  MADISON  STREET 

— —^^^^^m 

f'%^    •  /•  O  AMERICA'S 

IhlCdgOOC  r.0:;.^"11- 

JteR-R- 


PERFECT 

PASSENGER 
SERVICE. 


The  direct,  best  and  only  rock-ballast:d  dustless  line  between 
CHICAGO  AND  KANSAS  CITY, 
CHICAGO  AND  ST.  LOUIS, 

ST.  LOUIS  AND  KANSAS  CITY. 


Through  Pullman  Service  Every  Day  Frorr. 


C 


OLORAD 


JAMES  CHARLTON,  General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
ChiCtigo,  Illinois. 


Natural  Gas 


THE  BEST  FUEL 

FOR  ALL  PURPOSES 


For  Cooking,  Laundry,  Grates,  and 
for  Heating  the  Dwelling 


FOR   INFORMATION   APPLY  TO 

CHICAGO  ECONOMIC  FUEL  GAS  CO. 

148  MICHIGAN  AVENUE. 

Title  Guarantee  and 

Trust  Company 

(THE  FIRST  GUARANTEE  COMPANY  ORGANIZED  IN  CHICAGO  ) 
92.  94  and  96  Washington  Street. 


CAPITAL  PAID  UP $1,600,000.00 

UNDIVIDED  EARNINGS 270,000.00 

IS  AUTHORIZED  BY  LAW  TO  ACT  AS 

Administrator,  Executor,  Guardian, 
Trustee,  Receiver  and  Assignee, 

AND    HAS    DEPOSITED 

$2OO,OOO.OO 

WITH    STATE   AUDITOR   AS   A    SECURITY    FUND 

Transacts  a  General  Trust  Business, 
fltakes  Abstracts  of  Title. 

Guarantees  Titles  to  Real  Estate. 

•••PROMPT  SERVICE  AND   REASONABLE   RATES— 

..OFFICERS.. 

GWYNN  GARNETT,  Pres.  A.  H.  SELLERS,  Vice-Pres. 

A.  A.  STEVVART,  Sec'y.         C.  R.  LARRAHEE,  Treas. 

FRANK  H.  SELLERS,  Trust  Officer. 


ADOLPH    SCHOENINGER 
PRESIDENT 


J.  A.  SCHMETZER 
MANAGER 


RATTAN 
COMPANY 


FACTORY  AND  WAKEHOOMS 

WELLS  AND  SIGEL  STS. 


),  111. 


Real  Eslate  and 
Mortgage  Loans 

ORVILLE  VAN  THOMPSON 

Counselor  at  Law 
Notary  Public 

218    fea   Salic   Street,    SUITE  4°8-4io. 
CHICAGO 


Burlington' 


BEST   LINE 

CHICAGO  AND  ST LOUIS 


TO 


DENVER 

FOUR  TRAINS  DAILV 


BftNK 


NOtfft 


INCORPORATED    1832 


Capital     -     -     $1,500,000 
Reserve  Fund,   $1,200,000 

CHICAGO,  ILL. 


H.  C.  McLEOD,  Manager 

ALEX.  ROBERTSON,  Ass't  Manager 


American   Gxchange 
...National 


Chicago. 


— OFFICERS- 


ROBERT  STUART,  President.      WM.  C  SEIPP,  Vice-President. 

G.  F.  B1SSELL,  2d  Vice-l're'ident. 
A.  L.  DEWAR,  Cashier.  R.  M.  ORR,  Ass't  C..shier. 

ARTHUR  TOWER,  id  Ass't  Cashier. 
GEORGE  F.  ORDE,  Manager  Coun-ry  Bank  Department. 


-DIRECTORS- 


ROBERT  STUART,  Ame  ican  Cereal  Co. 
WILLIAM  C.  SEIPP,  Capitalist. 

G.  F.  BISSELL,  Gen'l  Agent  Hartford  Fire  Ins.  Co. 
JOHN  B.  KIRK,  James  S.   Kirk  &  Co. 

J.  C.  WELLING,  Vice-l'res.  Illinois  Central  R.  R. 
I.   K.   HAMILTON,  Hamilton  &  Merryman  Co.,  Lumber. 

J.  A.  MARKLEY,  Markley,  Ailing  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Hardware. 
D.  K.  PEARSONS,  Capitalist. 

L.  C.  HUCK,  Pres.  L.  C.  Huck  Malting  Co. 
E.  W.  GILLETT,  Flavoring  Extracts. 
W.  H.  SWIFT,  Attorney. 


F.  L.  UNDERWOOD 

AND... 

WILLARD   R.  GREEN 


GENERAL  CONTRACTORS 

Lake  Street  "L"  R.  R. 


1109  Security  Building, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


The  Merchants1  National  Bank 

'  •     OP    CHICJLOO. 
Statement  at  Close  of  Business  July  18,  1894. 


RESOURCES. 

Loans  and  Discounts,        $5,865,241.68 
Overdrafts,  3,053.91 

U.  S.  Bonds  at  par,  50,000.00 

Other  Bonds  at  par,  -         -     544,700.00 
Banking  House  and  Safe- 
Deposit  Vaults,  235,000.00 
Due  from  Banks  and  U.S. 

Treasurer,  -       1,279,595.89 

Coin  and  Currency,    -          4,754,894.67 

$12,732,486.15 


LIABILITIES. 

Capital,  -       $    500,000.00 

Surplus,  1,500,000.00 

Undivided  Profits,  412,504.80 

Deposits,  10,3.9,981.35 


$12,732,486.15 


CHAUNCEY  J.   BLAIR,  President.  HENRY  A.   BLAIR,  Second  Vice-President. 

FREDERICK  W.   CROSBY,  Vice-President.         JOHN  C.   NEELY,  Cashier. 


GHAS.  COUNSELMAN  &  CO. 

....Grain  and  Provision.... 


COMMISSION  •  MERCHANTS 


GoUNSELMflN'S    BuiLDINO, 

Room  24,   ...  238  and  240  La  Salle  Street, 


....GHIGf\GO,  ILL 


MINERS, 
MERCHANTS. 


DfiWlTT    C.   DEWOLF, 

PRESIDENT. 

ALBERT  A.  AUGUSTUS, 

VICE-PRES.  &  TREAS. 


740-745  OLD  COLONY  BUILDING, 


Telephone  Harrison  190. 


A  Strictly  first-class  European  Hotel, 
W  abash  Ave.  and  Jackson  St'. 


Gage  Hotel  Company,  Proprietors 
Albert  S.  Gage,  Prest. 


CHIC  A  GO. 


EDWARD  L.  BREWSTER 

MEMBER   NEW   YORK   STOCK   EXCHANGE. 


CHARLES  C.  YOE 


BANKERS  AND  BROKERS 

to.  $a\\e  §Uael,  Coxuex  Mams 


W.  P.  KETCHAH.  Prest. 
A.  E.  CARTIIR,  Viee-Prest. 


K.  D.  KKTCHAM,  Treas. 
W.  A.  CARTIER,  Sec'y. 


KETCflflM  LUMBER  COMPflNY 

..WHOLESALE.. 

Long  Joist  and  Timber  a  Specialty. 


OFFICE  AND  TARD: 


HOYNE  AND  BLHE  ISLAND  AVENGE. 

CITY  OFFICE.  1355  OLD  COLONY  BLDG. 
Telephone,]  £«'„„  $  CHICAGO. 

EDWARD  G.  PAULING 


Mortgage  Loangi 


.  .  .  REAL  ESTATE  .  .  . 
145  Ln  SflLLE  ST.,  ROOMS  15  OND  17 

Telephone  Main  250.  CHICAGO 


LOBDELL,  FARWELL  &  COMPANY 

(INCORPORATED) 
Southeast  Cor.  Dearborn  and  Adams  -M  --.  CHICAGO. 

COMMERCIflL  PflPER,  STOCKS1  BONDS 
MORTGAGE  LOANS. 

We  make  a  Specialty  of  Chicago  Elevated  Railroad  Securities. 

EDWIN  L.  LOBUELL.  )  „  CHARLES  C.  WHITACRE. 

GRANGER  FARWELL,  I"*™  Mgr.  Mortgage  Loan  l)ept. 

DIRECTORS: 
CHARLES  II.  DEERE  of  Deere  &  Co.,  Moline,  111. 

\VII.LIAM  D.  PRESTON,  Cashier  Metropolitan  National  Hank. 
GILBERT  li.  SHAW,  1'rest.  Am.  Trust  and  Savings  Hank  . 


AYarble  i  Granite  Co. 

(INCORPORATED) 

Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in 


Wabash  Ave. 


.  CHICAGO. 


Bonds  Engraved  by  this  Co.  Accepted  on  X.  Y.  Stock  Exchange 


C.   C.   CHENEY,   PREST. 

C.  A.  CHAPMAN,  VICE-PREST. 


C    HEINEMAN,  SECY. 
W.  S.  QOULD,  TREAS. 


Bar^fe 
Conjpanp, 


Madison  St.  and 
riichigan  Ave. 


SURPLUS  &.  UNDIVIDED  PROFITS  $200,000 


OFFICERS. 
W.  C.  D.   GRANNIS,   Prest. 

C.  B.   FARWELL,  Vice-Prest. 
S.  W.  STONE,  Cashier. 

W.  S.  TILLOTSON,  Asst.  Cashier. 


A  general  banking  business  transacted.     Prompt 
attention  given  to  collections.    Corre- 
spondence solicited. 


MANHATTEN    OFFICE   BUILDING 

DEARBORN    i 

CH  ICAGO.    ILLS. 


/Vlanhattdn  Office 


Dearborn  Street,  CHICAGO. 

Property  of  c  C'.  HEISEN. 


AMERICAN 
BISCUIT  & 
M'F'G  CO. 


GENERAL  OFFICES, 

1600    OLD    COLONY    BUILDING, 
CHICAGO. 


THE-  OWINGS' 


BUILDING 


Was  erected  in  1889  by  Francis  P.  Owings.  being  the  first 
fourteen  story  building  constructed,  and  the  tallest  office 
building  in  the  world  at  the  time  of  completion,  outstrip- 
ping in  height  the  thirteen  story  building  of  which  New 
York  City  had  boasted.  .  .  .  . 


W.  W.  SHAW 


385  ASHLAND  BOULEVARD 


TREASURER    OF  THE 

AMERICAN   BISCUIT 
AND  MANUFACTURING 
COMPANY 


AND    MANAGER    OF  THE 

DAKE    BAKERY 
,..  CHICAGO  ... 


NORTHWESTERN   /V1ASONIC    AID    ASSOCIATION. 


THIS  is  Chicago's  largest  life  insurance  company,  its 
amount  at  risk  at  this  time  being  about  J  145,000,000: 
a  really  remarkable  result  to  be  brought  about  in  twenty 
years.  It  began  business  in  1874.  Mere  volume  of  business, 
however,  has  not  been  so  much  the  object  sought  by  its  man- 
agement HS  the  establishment  of  a  sound  and  solid  organization 
which  could  be  retted  upon  by  its  policy-holders  implicitly. 
How  nearly  this  object  has  been  realized  may  be  determined 
from  the  Association's  further  record  of  over  fourteen  million 
dollars  paid  its  beneficiaries,  by  its  surplns  of  three-quarters  of 
a  million  in  cash  and  income-yielding  securities  and  that  it  is 
now  experiencing  the  most  prosperous  period  in  its  history  and 
a  larger  and  more  profitable  business  than  for  many  years.  The 
fad*  that  $400,000  of  the  Association's  surplus  are  savings 
from  the  expense  percentages  of  premiums  and  that  8356, 000 
for  death  claims  have  been  taken  from  the  same  source,  mak- 
ing a  total  saving  to  policy-holders  of  $756,000 — all  of  which 
might  have  been  absorbed  in  "expenses" — show  the  economy 


and  integrity  of  its  management. 

The  Association  is  not  a  "Society"  or  "Mutual"  order  as 
generally  understood  by  these  terms.  It  isa  -natural  premium" 
company,  controlled  by  individual  Masons,  and  insures  Non- 
Masons  at  the  same  rates  as  paid  by  its  .Masonic  members.  Its 
LOW-RATE,  ABSOLUTE-SECURITY  PLAN,  all  its  name  im- 
plies, atfords  undoubted  life  insurance  protection  at  very 
moderate  cost,  about  two-thirds  that  of  "old-line"  insurance. 
The  Association's  policies  are  concise  and  complete,  incontest- 
able and  non-forfeitable.  and  provide  for  total  disability  pay- 
ments, surrender  value  and  extended  insurance. 

Diiniel  .7.  Avery,  the  president.  James  A.  Stoddard.  vice- 
president  and  Manager  and  Charles  A.  Capwell,  secretary,  date 
their  connection  with  the  Association  in  some  capacity  in  its 
active  management  from  the  time  of  its  organization. 

The  Association's  home  offices  are  in  the  Home  insurance 
building,  northeast  corner  of  Adams  and  La  Salle  streets. 


JOHN  WORTHY,  President. 
JOHN  W.  GABY,  Vice-President. 


GEORGE  W.  CHAMBERLIX.  Second  Vice-Pres 
CHARLES  C.  REED,  Cashier. 


COMMERCIAL  LOAN  AND  TRUST  COMPANY 

•••••  D/i  1 N  Ix. . .... 

Hartford  Building,  No.  140  Dearborn  Street,  CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS. 

Capital,  ^500,00000.      Surplus  Profits,  $110,000.00. 


JAMES  a  HOBBS. 
AUGUSTUS  O.  HALL. 
JOHN  WORTHY. 


DIRECTORS 

HENRY  CRIBBEN  JAMES  A.  SEXTON.  CHARLES  \V.   DAUB. 

WILLIAM  H.  BOSH.  JOHN  THOMLINSON.  WILLIAM  W.  Gl'RLEY. 

JOHN  W.GARY.  GEORGE  W.  CHAMBERLIN. 


A  general  banking  business  transacted.     Correspondence  or  a  personal  interview  invited. 


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Chicago  Stock  Exchange   Building. 


STAYER   &   ABBOTT 

MANUFACTURING  CO. 

FINE  CftRRIftGeS  £ND  HARNESS, 


WE  CARRY  A  FULL  ASSORTMENT, 
either  for  town   or  country. 


381-383-385  WABASH  AVE. 


CHICAGO. 


THE 


PRESS  CLUB  OF  CHIGA^Q 

*.        *    fi  / 


A  HISTORY 


WITH 


SKETCHES    OF   OTHER    PROMINENT    PRESS    CLUBS    OF    THE 

UNITED   STATES 


ILLUSTRATED 


COMPILED  AND  EDITED  BY 

WILLIAM   H.   FREEMAN 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  PRESS  CLUB  OF  CHICAGO 


CHICAGO,  U.  S.  A. 
1894 


,vi^u"v&* 

^%'-^' 


COPYRIGHT  1894 

BY 
THE  PRESS  CLUB  OF  CHICAGO 


PRINTED  BY  THE  BLAKEI.V  PRINTING  COMPANY,  CHICAGO 


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Index. 


PAGE 

INTRODUCTORY,  5 

CHAPTER          I,  9 

CHAPTER       II,     -  29 

CHAPTER     III,  41 

CHAPTER      IV,  45 

CHAPTER        V,  57 

CHAPTER       VI,  65 

CHAPTER     VII,  73 
CHAPTER  VIII,     -                                                                                                          -      81 

CHAPTER      IX,  89 

CHAPTER        X,     -  103 

CHAPTER      XI,  in 

CHAPTER     XII,  119 

CHAPTER  XIII,  131 

CHAPTER    XIV,    •  137 

CHAPTER     XV,  147 

IN  MEMORIAM,  169 

MEMBERSHIP,  175 

NEW  VORK  PRESS  CLUB,  183 

BOSTON  PRESS  CLUB,  195 

NATIONAL  CAPITAL  PRESS  CLUB,  203 

INDIANAPOLIS  PRESS  CLUB,   -  2cg 
MILWAUKEE  PRESS  CLUB,                                                                                                    -     213 

ST.  PAUL  PRESS  CLUB,  218 
MINNEAPOLIS  PRESS  CLUB,                                                                                             -     223 

SAX  FRANCISCO  PRESS  CLUII,                       ...                       .  226 


THE 


National  Bank  °m?  Republic 

OF  THE  CITY  OF  CHICAGO 


Capital,  One  Million  Dollars 


Centrally  located,  with  ample  Capital  and  every 
facility  for  transacting  the  Banking  business  in  all  its 
branches,  this  Bank  solicits  the  business  of  responsible 
persons  and  firms,  tendering  all  the  courtesies  that 
are  usually  extended  by  a  well  conducted  and 


obliging   Banking  House. 


JOHN  A.  LYNCH,  President  A.  M.  ROTHSCHILD,  Vice-President 

W.  T.   FENTON,  Cashier  J.  H.  CAMERON,  Assistant  Cashier 


Globe  Savings  Bank 


COR.  DEARBORN  AND  JACKSON   STS. 


4% 


Interest  ^"N  Q    /  On  ^^  Q    /  On  Demand 

Paid  on  "^     /     Time  J     /     Certificates, 

Savings  Deposits.         ^^  /   *•>    Certificates.          "•  /   ^    Checking  Accounts. 


C.  W.  SPALDINQ,  Pres.     H.  Q.  QILLEY,  Vice-Pres.     C.  M.  JACKSON,  Cashier. 


SAFETY  DEPOSIT  VAULTS— Boxes  $?.00  and  Upward  per  Year. 


A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 


Special  Attention  Qiven  to  Collections 


OPENED  FOR  BUSINESS  AUGUST  11,  1892. 


The  Bankers  National  Bank 


/Masonic  Temple,  CHICAGO. 


CLEARING  HOUSE 
NO.  24. 


CAPITAL,  $1,000,000. 

DEPOSITS  JULY  1Z,  1893,  $1,533,983.  DEPOSITS  HAY  4,  i894,  53,278,948. 


D,  B.  DEWEY.  Vice-President, 
Ex-l'res.  Am.  Exchange  Nat'l  li'k.  Chicago. 


.1.  C.  McNAUCiHTON,  Ass't  Cashier. 
Late  Slate  Hank  Examiner  for  Nebraska. 


OFFICERS. 

K.  S.  LACEY.  President. 
Ex-Comptroller  of  the  Currency. 

.IOHN  C.  CRAFT.  Cashier, 
hate  Acting  Assistant  Treasurer  U.  S..  Chicngo. 


DIRECTORS. 


GEO.  S.   LORD. 
SIM-OIK!  V ice- President. 


FRANK  P.  Jl'DSON. 

Second  Assistant  Cashier. 


M.  H.  WILSON,  Wilson  Bros..  Men's  Furnishing  Goods. 

M.  CUDAH  V.  Cudahy  Packing  C<>. 

K.  GOULD,  L.  Gould'*  Co.,  Woodenware 

D.  H.  BUKNHAM,  Director  of  Works  World's  Columbian 

Exposition. 
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Introductory. 


TH  E  writing  of  a  history  presupposes  that  the  history  of  the  insti- 
tution written  of  is  worth  preserving.  It  may  be  a  question  with 
some  whether,  measured  by  this  test,  the  history  of  the  Press  Club 
of  Chicago  should  be  written.  The  present  writer  does  not  propose  to 
discuss  that  point.  To  him,  there  is  in  the  organization  enough  merit  to 
warrant  all  he  may  say  of  it  in  the  following  pages.  It  is  an  organization 
which  is  in  some  degree  indentified  with  the  history  of  this  wonderful  city 
of  Chicago.  The  men  who  compose  its  membership  are  among  those  who 
have  seen  the  city  grow  from  a  morass,  almost,  into  peerless  magnificence; 
into  the  habitation  of  nearly  two  millions  of  people,  and  it  has  been  their 
fortune  to  chronicle  this  growth;  to  tell  the  civilized  world  what  was 
being  accomplished  here  on  the  shores  of  Lake  Michigan  by  a  cosmopoli- 
tan people,  filled  with  the  energy  of  a  new  land,  and  imbued  with  noble 
ambitions.  In  this  work  many  of  the  members  of  the  Press  Club  of 
Chicago  have  long  been  engaged.  Many  have  worked  out  their  short  lives, 
and  their  memories  have  been  fittingly  honored  by  their  fellow  members 
of  the  club;  others  are  still  toiling,  proud  of  Chicago,  and  anxious  for 
her  prosperity. 

While  as  an  organization  the  Press  Club  has  not  frequently  taken 
part  in  measures  designed  to  benefit  the  city,  the  members  individually 
and  collectively  have,  in  their  capacity  of  newspaper  writers  and  authors, 
ever  striven  to  promote  the  best  interests  of  the  city.  Under  these  circum- 
stances it  is  with  no  blush  that  we  present  the  history  of  the  Press  Club  of 
Chicago,  as  well  as  the  sketches  of  the  sister  Press  Clubs  which  will  be  found 
in  these  pages.  In  their  respective  cities,  those  organizations  have  no 
doubt  been  as  effective  for  good  as  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago  assumes  it 
has  been  to  Chicago,  and  to  them  we  say  God  speed. 

It  is  fitting,  in  an  undertaking  by  men  who  deal  so  largely  with  adver- 
tising, that  a  few  pages  of  advertising  should  appear  in  this  volume.  It  is 


G  INTRODUCTORY. 

an  axiom  in  printing-offices  that  the  use  of  printers'  ink  in  advertising  is 
always  commendable,  and  this  is  no  time  to  reverse  that  principle. 

To  those  who  have  aided  the  project  by  their  patronage,  the  club 
returns  thanks,  and  gives  assurance  that,  as  a  body,  and  as  individuals,  it 
and  they  will  ever  be  mindful  of  such  generosity. 

Literary  merit  is  not  claimed  for  this  work.  The  writing  has  been 
hurriedly  done,  in  odd  hours,  and  the  facts  have  been  obtained  from  scat- 
tered and  imperfect  records.  The  compiler  has  endeavored  to  be  fair  in  the 
presentation  of  all  matters,  and  tried  to  give  credit  where  credit  was  due. 

W.    H.    F. 


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CHAPTER    I— 1880. 


AVING  in  the  preceding  pages  given  reasons  for  the  existence  of  this 
chronicle,  it  now  becomes  necessary  to  say  that  the  suggestion  for 
the  organization  of  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago  was  made  in  1879. 
In  November  of  that  year,  General  U.  S.  Grant,  ex-president  of  the 
United  States,  having  returned  from  a  trip  around  the  world,  was  enter- 
tained by  the  citizens  of  Chicago.  A  reception  at  McYicker's  theater  was 
one  of  the  features  of  the  entertainment,  and  to  this  many  distinguished 
people  from  out  of  the  city  were  bidden.  Among  this  number  was  Samuel 
L.  Clemens  (Mark  Twain),  then  as  now  one  of  America's  most  entertain- 
ing writers.  Mr.  Clemens  met  during  his  stay  in  the  city  many  of  his 
friends  in  the  journalistic  profession,  including  the  late  Franc  B. 
Wilkie,  of  the  Times,  and  Melville  E.  Stone,  then  of  the  Daily  News. 
While  these  and  others  were  enjoying  an  hour  of  social  converse,  Mr. 
Clemens  asked:  "Why  is  it  you  Chicago  newspaper  men  do  not  have  a 
club  similar  to  the  New  York  Press  Club?" 

The  question  precipitated  a  discussion  of  the  subject  in  which  all  took 
part.  Mr.  Clemens  was  informed  that  Press  Clubs  had  been  organized  here 
but  they  had  fallen  to  pieces,  and  various  reasons  for  this  fact  were  given. 
Mr.  Clemens  believed  Chicago  could  form  a  Press  Club  that  would  last 
and  Mr.  Franc  B.  Wilkie  agreed  with  his  eastern  confrere.  He  said 
he  would  endeavor  to  interest  Chicago  journalists  in  the  scheme,  and 
Mr.  Clemens  urged  such  a  course,  and  promised  to  do  what  he  could  to 
serve  such  an  organization. 

The  scheme  thus  fathered  made  rapid  headway.  Messrs.  Wilkie  and 
Stone  secured  the  services  of  Mr.  W.  K.  Sullivan  of  the  Evening  Journal, 
and  after  several  weeks  of  planning  and  discussing,  a  meeting  was  held  at 
the  club  room  of  the  Tremont  House,  in  the  afternoon  of  January  1 1,  1880, 
for  the  purpose  of  talking  over  the  subject  of  organization.  Sixteen  jour- 
nalists were  present,  and  they  organized  by  electing  Mr.  Wilkie  president 
and  Mr.  Stone  secretary.  The  discussion  evidenced  the  fact  that  there 
was  an  unanimous  sentiment  in  favor  of  organizing  a  club  of  newspaper 
men,  and  also  that  such  organization  should  not  be  a  failure. 

9 


10  -THE    fA'ESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

The  enthusiasm  of  those  present  indicated  that  desire  to  make  the 
club  a  success  would  not  be  lacking,  and  the  sixteen  gentlemen  signed  their 
names  to  a  temporary  constitution,  and,  after  appointing  a  committee  to 
secure  rooms,  adjourned  to  meet  at  the  Tremont  House,  on  January  15. 
The  Tribune  of  January  J2,  1880,  contained  the  following  report  of  the 
meeting: 

During  the  past  few  weeks  several  meetings  of  Chicago  Journalists  have  been  held  at  the 
Tremont  House  to  arrange  for  the  formation  of  a  "Press  Club,"  and  such  an  organization 
has  finally  been  effected.  The  club  was  organized  by  the  adoption  of  a  constitution  and  by- 
laws and  the  election  of  temporary  officers  to  serve  until  the  regular  annual  meeting,  which 
will  be  held  at  the  same  place,  on  Thursday  afternoon,  at  5  o'clock.  The  meetings  have 
been  thoroughly  representative,  and  gentlemen  connected  with  all  the  daily  newspapers  in 
Chicago  have  participated,  so  that  the  club  starts  under  very  favorable  auspices.  The  thanks 
of  the  club  are  due  and  have  been  formally  extended  to  the  proprietors  of  the  Tremont  House 
for  the  accommodations  furnished  the  club. 

Thursday  following,  January  15,  another  enthusiastic  gathering  of 
newspaper  men,  intent  on  making  the  Press  Club  movement  a  success,  is 
recorded  as  held  at  the  Tremont  House.  Twenty-four  working  journal- 
ists were  present,  all  having  signed  the  temporary  constitution  and  thus 
become  members  of  the  organization.  Mr.  Wilkie  again  presided,  and 
Mr.  Stone  acted  as  secretary.  Everyone  understood  the  object  of  the 
meeting,  and  but  little  time  was  spent  in  talk.  Mr.  Theodore  Gestefeld, 
of  the  Staats-Zeitung,  moved  that  the  meeting  proceed  to  ballot  for  officers 
for  the  ensuing  year.  The  motion  prevailed,  and  after  nominations,  and 
the  usual  talk  which  follows  or  precedes  such  phase  of  election  matters, 
the  result  was  announced  as  follows: 

FOR  PRESIDENT. 

FRANC  B.  WILKIE,  The  Times 17  votes. 

MELVILLE  E.  STONE,  The  Daily  A'eiys 7 

VICE-PRESIDENTS 

First    — GUY  MAGEE,    The  Tribune 23  votes. 

Second--W.  T.  COLLINS,  The  Telegraph 13  votes 

Third  — JOHN  F.  BALI.ANTYNE,  The  Inter  Otean 13  votes. 

GEORGE  B.  ARMSTRONG 10     " 

THEO.  GESTEFELD,  Slants  Zcituag,    6     " 

J.  R.  DUNLOP,  The  Times 3     ' 

W.K.SULLIVAN,   The  Journal         ....          2     " 

T.  C.  MAcMn.LAN,   The  Inter  Ocean     2     " 

THOMAS  liURNSlDE,    The  Telegraph I      " 

SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER. 

MELVILLE  E.  STONE 22  votes. 

THOMAS  BURNSIDE i     " 

W.  K.  SULLIVAN i     " 


MELVILLE    E.   STONE 


yy/A    f'A'£SS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  13 

The  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  were  voted  upon  singly, 
the  result  being: 

TIIEO.  GESTEFEI.D,   Staats-Zeittmg 9  votes,  balance  scattering. 

W.  K.  SI:LUVAN,  T lie  Journal 20     " 

JAMES  MAITLAND,   The  Tribune 13     "  " 

JOSEPH  R.  Dr.Ni.oi',   The  Times 23     " 

T.  C.  MAC-MILI.AN,   The  Inter  Ocean 18     " 

The  club  being  thus  organized  and  officered,  routine  business  was 
taken  up.  Mr.  J.  R.  Dunlop,  of  the  committee  on  rooms,  reported  prog- 
ress, and  asked  for  further  time,  which  was  granted.  A  special  commit- 
tee, consisting  of  Messrs.  Thomas  Burnside,  John  J.  Flinn  and  Henry  F. 
Donovan,  was  appointed  to  secure  books  and  periodicals  to  form  the 
nucleus  of  a  library.  Messrs.  H.  F.  Donovan,  W.  B.  Sullivan  and  Platt 
Lewis  were  appointed  a  visiting  committee,  the  purpose  being  to  call 
upon  members  who  might  be  sick,  and  render  aid  and  assistance.  The 
Secretary  was  authorized  to  have  slips  of  the  constitution  printed  and 
distributed. 

The  Treasurer  found  time  to  say  he  had  received  $84.00  for  initiation 
fees,  and  the  meeting  adjourned  until  January  2^. 

On  that  date  the  Tremont  House  was  again  the  rendezvous  of  the 
journalists  who  were  laying  the  foundation  of  an  enduring  club  of  writers. 
At  this  meeting  it  was  agreed  that  the  following  persons  should  be  classed 
as  charter  members  of  the  club: 


Melville  E.  Stone 
T.  C.  MacMillan 
F.  O.  Bennett 
J.  F.  Ballantyne 
Platt  Lewis 
W.  P.  Hanscom 

Franc  T3.  Wilkie 
TOS.  R.  Dunlop 
Theo.   Gestefeld 
Klwvn  A    Barren 
Thos.  K.  Burnside 
Guy  Magee 

Rodney  Welch 
Henry  F.  Donovan 
William  T.  Hall 
\V.  T.  Collins 
C   A.  Snowden 
W.  H.  Hicks 

W.  K.  Sullivan 
W.  B.  Sullivan 
John  J.  Flinn 
James  Maitland 
Lawrence  Hardy- 
John  E.  Wilkie 

Sam    V.   Steele. 

The  committee  on  rooms  reported  that  two  rooms  could  be  procured  in 
the  building  owned  by  Mr.  E.  W.  Morrison,  at  No.  133  Clark  street,  at  a 
moderate  rental.  One  of  the  rooms  faced  Clark  street,  and  was  large 
enough  for  a  reception  room.  The  committee  was  authorized  to  make  a 
lease  of  the  rooms  for  one  year,  with  privilege  of  renewal  if  desired. 
This  was  accomplished,  Mr.  Morrison  being  desirous  of  accommodating 
the  club.  He  has  remained  friendly  from  that  day  to  this,  and  the  club 
has  remained  in  his  building,  spreading  out  as  occasion  required,  or  as 
prosperity  permitted,  until  now  the  club  occupies  eight  rooms — five  on  the 
third  floor  and  three  on  the  second.  Alterations  have  been  made  from 
time  to  time,  with  Mr.  Morrison's  consent,  and  the  rooms  are  now  admira- 
bly adapted  for  the  uses  of  the  club. 

January  24,  ten  clays  after  the  election  of  officers,  President  Wilkie 
and  Treasurer  Stone  gave  a  dinner  to  the  members  in  the  ladies'  ordinary 


14  THE    PKESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

of  the  Tremont  House.  It  was  said  to  be  the  first  time  in  years  that 
so  many  (there  were  about  thirty)  working  journalists  had  met  together 
socially  and  distinctively  as  journalists,  at  their  own  board.  At  this  meet- 
ing, which  was  a  delightful  one,  and  evidenced  the  gratification  of  Messrs. 
Wilkie,  Stone  and  their  guests  over  the  successful  launching  of  the 
organization,  a  telegram  was  read  from  an  old  friend,  Mark  Twain, 
expressing  regret  that  he  was  unable  to  be  present,  and  offering  congrat- 
lations. 

The  first  meeting  in  the  club's  rooms  was  held  February  22,  1880.  The 
committees  which  had  been  appointed  for  various  purposes,  together  with 
the  officers,  had  been  hard  at  work,  and  had  secured  enough  furniture  to  fit 
up  the  rooms  nicely,  and  some  pictures  had  been  obtained  for  the  walls. 
Other  conveniences  were  arranged  for,  and  the  rooms  presented  a  very  cred- 
itable appearance.  At  this  meeting  a  precedent  was  established  that  has 
since  been  practically  adhered  to.  The  Executive  Committee,  as  the  pres- 
ent Board  of  Directors  was  then  called,  reported  that  in  passing  upon  appli- 
cations for  membership,  as  required  by  the  constitution,  they  had  deemed 
it  to  be  their  duty  simply  to  ascertain  if  the  applicant  was  constitutionally 
eligible — not  to  inquire  whether  there  were  members  of  the  club  who  had 
personal  objections  to  applicants.  The  temporary  constitution  under 
which  the  club  was  then  working  prescribed  the  qualification  of  members. 
The  purpose  of  the  founders  of  the  club  was  that  its  membership  should 
consist  only  of  persons  actively  engaged  in  newspaper  or  literary  work  at 
the  time  of  their  election.  This  idea  has  been  adhered  to  throughout  the 
club's  existence. 

The  same  committee  also  reported  favorably  on  forty-three  applicants 
and  all  but  four  were  elected  members. 

Temporary  house  rules,  reported  by  Messrs.  Dunlop,  Hicks,  and  Dono- 
van, were  adopted. 

Under  these  rules  matters  moved  along  until  the  next  regular  meet- 
ing, March  28.  At  this  meeting  the  constitution  adopted  for  working 
purposes  at  a  preceding  meeting  was  formally  adopted,  after  numerous 
amendments  which  experience  had  shown  to  be  necessary.  This  docu- 
ment contained  the  following  as  its  opening  paragraph,  and  it  is  still 
retained: 

For  the  purpose  of  bringing  the  members  of  the  newspaper  profession  together  in  closer 
personal  relations,  to  elevate  the  profession,  to  further  good  fellowship,  and  to  extend  a  help- 
ing hand  to  all  members  of  the  organization  who  may  deserve  it,  the  undersigned  hereby 
form  themselves  into  a  society. 

The  constitution  was  ordered  printed  for  the  use  of  members. 

Whether  or  no  gambling  should  be  allowed  in  the  rooms  was  a  sub- 
ject considered  at  this  time,  and  it  was  decided  that  games  of  chance  in 
which  there  was  a  pecuniary  interest  should  not  be  permitted  in  the 


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UNIVERSITY  at  ILLINOIS, 


J.    ('.    WII.MAKTH 

A.    S.    LECKIE 
CHAS.    M.    FAYE 


A.    T.    PACKARD 

D.    K.    SASSEKN 

NIXON    WATERMAN 


W.    T.    f.    HYDE 

W.    C.    NICHOLAS 

E      It.    DILL1NGHAM 


THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  17 

rooms  of  the  club.  This  subject  has  frequently  been  before  the  club. 
It  was  found  a  difficult  matter  to  restrain  the  speculative  tendencies 
of  members,  but  it  is  worthy  of  mention  that  whenever  the  question  of 
the  tolerance  of  poker  playing  or  other  forms  of  gambling  has  been  put  to 
vote,  a  majority  of  the  members  has  opposed  such  tolerance. 

The  meeting  appointed  Messrs.  Rodney  Welch,  S.  J.  Medill,  J.  B. 
Bradwell,  Sam  V.  Steele,  Franc  B.  Wilkie,  and  M.  E.  Stone  a  committee 
on  entertainment. 

A  previous  historian,  Mr.  F.  O.  Bennett,  has  said  of  the  club  at  this 
date: 

"It  will  thus  be  seen  that  at  this  early  stage  the  reputable  journalists  of  Chicago,  to  the 
number  of  seventy-five,  had  been  united  in  an  organization  of  a  stable  character,  having 
more  definite  and  commendable  aims  than  any  that  had  theretofore  been  attempted.  Once 
fairly  established  in  its  new  rooms,  the  membership  of  the  club  increased  rapidly.  The 
young  organization  was  beset  with  trials  of  personal  and  tribulations  of  financial  character  not 
necessary  to  enumerate  in  a  record  which  is  of  necessity  but  a  plain,  uncolored  statement 
of  advancement  from  a  small  beginning  to  a  great  and  permanent  success.  There  was 
the  question  of  furnishing  and  fitting  up  the  new  rooms;  the  difficulty  in  prescribing  rules 
for  games  and  amusements  to  suit  all  tastes;  and,  more  important  still,  the  prompt  paymentof 
all  obligations  and  keeping  out  of  debt." 

Five  months  passed  before  any  event  of  public  interest  transpired  in 
connection  with  the  Press  Club.  In  the  meantime  Mr.  Stone  resigned  as 
secretary  on  account  of  his  inability  to  give  the  necessary  time  to  the  work. 
However,  he  consented  to  remain  treasurer.  The  constitution  was 
amended  so  as  to  provide  for  the  election  of  officers  by  ballot  at  the  Jan- 
uary meeting  in  each  year.  The  offices  of  financial  and  recording  secre- 
taries were  also  provided  for,  and  Mr.  Thomas  O.  Thompson  was  elected 
financial  and  Mr.  Elwyn  A.  Barren  recording  secretary.  The  number  of 
blackballs  required  to  reject  an  applicant  for  membership  was  changed 
from  three  to  five.  In  July  the  club  rooms  were  opened  to  the  visiting 
journalists  who  attended  the  triennial  conclave  of  the  Knights  Templar, 
and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  look  after  their  comfort.  For  365  days 
in  each  year  since,  these  rooms  have  been  open  to  the  journalists  of  the 
world.  They  have  been  used  by  men  from  all  climes,  and  many  lasting 
friendships  have  been  formed  therein,  and  the  club  has  been  absolutely  dem- 
ocratic in  spirit.  Every  member  has  had  a  voice  in  its  government,  and 
form,  for  form's  sake  merely,  has  always  been  tabooed.  The  Board  of 
Directors  has  been  subject  to  the  will  of  the  club,  to  which  it  reports  at 
each  monthly  meeting,  and  its  actions  have  repeatedly  been  overruled. 
Ceremony  has  always  been  at  a  discount,  and  members  and  guests  have 
been  requested  to  enjoy  themselves  as  best  they  could  amidst  the  surround- 
ings. 

One  of  the  purposes  of  the  founders  of  the  club  was  to  induce  news- 
paper men  to  give  more  attention  to  social  duties,  and  with  this  idea 


18  THE    PKESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

receptions  were  planned  to  be  held  in  the  club-rooms,  to  which  friends  of 
members,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  were  to  be  invited;  an  annual  banquet 
was  provided  for,  and  it  was  also  decided  to  give  an  annual  entertainment 
— artists  from  the  dramatic  and  musical  professions  having  offered  to 
contribute  their  services — for  the  purpose  of  raising  funds,  the  hope 
being  that  one  day  the  club  would  have  secured  enough  to  erect  a  building 
of  its  own.  It  may  be  well  to  say  here  that  these  customs,  except  that  of  giv- 
ing receptions  in  the  club-rooms,  have  been  abandoned,  and  when  lectures 
and  entertainments  are  now  given  under  the  auspices  of  the  club,  they  are 
on  a  purely  business  basis,  the  speaker  or  artists  being  compensated  for 
his  or  their  work.  The  first  annual  entertainment  was  originally  arranged 
for  July  14,  at  Central  Music  Hall,  but  was  postponed  to  September  30. 
An  immense  array  of  talent  volunteered  for  the  occasion,  and,  accord- 
ing to  the  before  mentioned  chronicler,  "the  press  on  the  following  morn- 
ing related  that  never  before  had  such  a  brilliant  and  critical  audience 
assembled  to  do  honor  to  any  public  entertainment  in  Chicago.  Every  seat 
and  box  was  filled — -standing  room  was  at  a  premium — and  ladies  with 
opera  cloaks  and  diamonds  were  as  plentiful  in  the  upper  gallery  as  in  the 
parquette."  The  programme  was  as  follows: 

PROGRAMME. 

1.  QUARTET — Theme  and  Variations  in  D  Minor,        -  -         -         -         Schubert. 

LEISEGANG-HEIMENDAHL  STRING  QUARTET. 

2.  SONG — My  Angel,         -  -         -         -         Esser. 

MR.  JOHN  McWADE. 

3.  RECITATION — Tom's  Little  Star,  Harper's  Monthly. 

MRS.   LAURA  DAINTY. 

4.  ARIA — Robert  toi  qui  J'aime,  -          Meyerbeer. 

MRS.  IDA  MAE  PRVCE. 

5.  VOCAL  QUARTET — Spring  Night,  Fischer. 

THE  CHICAGO  CHICKERING  QUARTET. 
Chas.   A.  Knorr,  Charles  H.  Clark,  John  E.  McWade,  Charles  F.  Noble. 

6.  VIOLIN  SOLO — Spanish   Dance, Sarasate. 

MR.    E.    HEIMENDAHI.. 

7.  ARIA — Chegioja,  Mattel. 

MISS  EMMA  ABBOTT. 

S.     READING — Sketch  from  "The  Queen  of  Bohemia,"          -  Uatlon. 

MR.    JOSEPH  HATTON. 
His  first  appearance  in  America. 

9.     BALLAD — The  Kerry  Dance,        ...  ...  Mallov. 

MRS.  JESSIE  BARTLETT-DAVIS 

10.     PIANO  SOLO— Grand  Polka  de  Concert,         -         -  -  Bandeir. 

MR.    EMU,   I.IEBI.IXG. 


VICTOR    F.    I.AWSON 


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11.  BALLAD — "Way  Down   upon   the  Suwanee  River,"  A'egro  Melody. 

MISS  EMMA  ABBOTT. 

12.  RECITATION— "Mare  Antony's    Oration,"  from  "Julius  Ca:sar,"         -         S/iakespi-ars. 

MR.    THOMAS    W.   KEENE. 

13.  QUARTET — Serenade  (new,  first  time  in  public),  -         -         S.  G.  Pratt. 

LEISEGANG-HEIMENDAHL  STRING  QUARTET. 

14.  SONG— Chanty,         ....  fauiv. 

MR.  CHARLES  KNORR. 

15.  I.KCTL'RE — Advice  to  Boys  and  Girls,         -  -         -         Sotson. 

MR.    STUART   ROBSON. 

16.  BUFFO  SONG — The  Stew-Pan  Song,         -        -  Offenbach. 

MR.    WM.  H.  CRANE. 

17.  VOCAL  QUARTET — He's  the  Man,         .......         Zollntr. 

THE   CHICAGO   CHICKERING   QUARTET. 

A  meeting  of  the  club  was  held  October  3,  at  which  Treasurer  Stone 
reported  that  the  estimated  net  proceeds  of  the  Central  Music  Hall 
entertainment  were  $2,100,  of  which  $1,944  were  already  in  hand. 

The  thanks  of  the  club  were  extended  formally  by  vote  to  George 
B.  Carpenter,  the  National  Printing  Company,  Rand,  McNally  &  Co., 
Knight  &  Leonard,  Kingsley  &  Burgoffer,  Leroy  Payne  and  Mr.  Beards- 
ley  for  assisting  in  making  the  entertainment  a  success.  Similar  votes  of 
thanks  were  tendered  S.  M.  Moore,  Esq.,  for  a  paid-up  policy  of  insur- 
ance on  the  club  fixtures  and  to  J.  H.  McVicker,  Esq.,  for  a  number  of 
handsome  engravings,  contributed  to  beautify  and  adorn  the  club  rooms. 

A  permanent  reception  committee  and  a  permanent  committee  on 
entertainment  were  appointed;  the  latter  to  provide  a  social  entertain- 
ment in  the  club  rooms  on  the  fourth  Saturday  night  in  each  month,  to  be 
known  as  "Ladies'  Night." 

October  24,  1880,  the  treasurer  was  instructed  by  vote  to  invest  $1,500 
of  club  funds  in  interest-bearing  bonds,  and  Blanche  Roosevelt  Tucker, 
of  Paris,  a  well-known  authoress  and  former  Chicagoan,  a  warm  friend 
of  President  Wilkie  and  family,  and  of  the  club,  and  Joseph  Hat- 
ton,  of  London,  who  had  appeared  for  the  club  at  the  entertainment,  were 
elected  honorary  members.  Some  years  afterward,  through  no  hostility  to 
the  female  workers  in  the  journalistic  field,  but  simply  because  it  was  be- 
lieved that  the  best  interests  of  the  club  would  be  subserved  and  greater 
freedom  enjoyed  if  women  were  prohibited  from  making  unquestioned 
use  of  the  rooms,  the  constitution  was  amended  to  read  "no  woman  shall 
be  elected  a  member  of  this  club." 

A  committee  consisting  of  Messrs.  Wilkie,  Stone  and  Cowles  was  ap- 
pointed to  consider  the  advisability  of  giving  a  banquet  January  15,  the 
anniversary  of  the  club's  birth.  Judge  J.  B.  Bradwell,  to  whom  had 
been  delegated  the  work  of  securing  incorporation  papers  for  the 


22  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

Chicago  Press  Club,  reported  that  the  right  to  use  that  corporate  name 
had  been  preempted,  and  suggested  that  the  body  adopt  the  name  "  The 
Press  Club  of  Chicago."  The  matter  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

At  a  meeting  held  December  12,  1880,  Judge  Bradwell  reported  the 
incorporation  of  "The  Press  Club  of  Chicago,"  and  the  receipt  of  the 
incorporation  papers.  The  banquet  committee  reported  in  favor  of  giving 
a  reception  and  banquet  January  15,  at  5  o'clock  p.  M.,  and  was  in- 
structed to  make  arrangements  therefor.  Messrs.  Barron,  Colebrook  and 
Bradwell  were  appointed  to  revise  the  constitution,  and  the  club  having 
grown  prodigiously  the  Executive  Committee  (which  by  the  act  of  incor- 
poration became  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  club  officers  being  ex-officio 
members  thereof)  was  instructed  to  lease  an  additional  room,  and  the 
sum  of  $100  was  appropriated  for  the  use  of  the  Library  Committee. 

The  annual  meeting  was  called  for  January  20,  at  4  o'clock  p.  M.,  the 
polls  to  be  open  from  4  to  9  o'clock.  It  was  also  decided  that  voting  by 
proxy  should  not  be  permitted,  and  that  rule  has  since  been  followed.  A 
subsequent  amendment  to  the  constitution  fixed  the  time  for  holding  the 
annual  meeting  as  the  first  Thursday  after  the  first  day  of  January  in  each 
year.  The  names  of  ninety-three  distinguished  persons  whom  it  was 
desired  to  invite  to  the  banquet  were  approved. 

The  banquet  committee  arranged  with  the  proprietor  of  the  Palmer 
House  to  provide  the  banquet,  and  at  5  o'clock  on  the  i5th  day  of  Janu- 
ary, 1881,  the  parlors  of  that  famous  caravansary  were  thronged  with 
many  well-known  citizens  of  Chicago  and  distinguished  guests  from 
other  cities. 

The  banquet  was  essentially  a  press  affair,  the  first  of  its  kind  in  the 
history  of  Chicago,  given  by  an  organization  of  journalists,  and  of  the 
two  hundred  guests  present  fully  four-fifths  were  directly  connected  with 
the  profession  of  journalism.  The  reception  lasted  from  5  to  7  o'clock 
p.  M.,  when  the  guests  adjourned  to  the  handsomely  decorated  main  din- 
ing hall,  and  proceeded  to  do  justice  to  the  feast  prepared  by  the  hotel 
chef. 

When  the  gustatory  efforts  were  finished  President  Wilkie  arose,  and, 
after  congratulating  the  club  and  guests  upon  its  material  progress  and  the 
pleasant  features  of  the  anniversary,  said: 

"While  I  congratulate  you  on  your  marvelous  growth,  let  me  be  permitted  to  assert  the 
belief  that  there  is  nothing  in  it  akin  to  that  of  those  gigantic  fungi  which  grow  up  in  a  night 
and  before  sunset  have  disappeared  from  existence.  I  know  that  such  is  not  your  destiny; 
that  there  is  no  sinister  augury  in  the  rapidity  of  your  development.  In  the  Mosaic  cosmog- 
ony we  are  told  that  the  great  planetary  system  grew  to  its  vast  dimensions  in  a  single  day. 
Nearly  fifty  centuries  have  rolled  away  since  then,  and  the  myriad  members  of  that  system  yet 
revolve  and  shine,  with  no  diminution  in  their  speed;  no  fading  in  their  lustrous  glances. 
Let  us  take  hope  from  the  fact  that  what  is  soonest  ripe  is  not  always  soonest  rotten,  and  that 
there  may  be  for  us  some  of  the  perpetuity  of  this  Mosaic  transaction." 


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General  Frank  W.  Palmer  responded  to  the  sentiment  of  "  The  Press 
and  the  President."  The  speaker  ably  delineated  the  efforts  of  the  press 
in  behalf  of  justice,  liberty,  and  a  government  by  the  people  that  made  a 
President  possible,  saying  that  so  long  as  the  presidency  of  the  United 
States  should  be  justly  administered,  and  the  press  conscientiously  con- 
ducted, the  growth  of  governmental  liberty  in  the  western  hemisphere 
would  be  as  limitless  as  the  hopes  and  aspirations  of  men. 

The  Hon.  Joseph  Medill  responded  to  "  The  Press  of  Chicago."  The 
speaker  said  the  press  of  Chicago  spoke  for  itself,  and  needed  no  one  to 
sound  its  praise  or  defend  its  reputation.  Some  of  the  characteristics  of 
the  Chicago  press  were,  notably,  its  fearless  exposure  of  humbugs  and 
charlatans;  its  enterprise ;  its  liberality  in  incurring  expense  in  the  gath- 
ering of  news;  its  help  to  Chicago  in  the  vast  growth  of  the  city;  and, 
as  to  the  personnel  of  the  press,  it  employed  and  drew  to  this  city  the 
best  journalistic  talent  of  the  country.  Mayor  Carter  H.  Harrison  re- 
sponded to  the  toast  of  "  The  Press  and  the  City  of  Chicago.  "  Mr.  John 
Ritchie  responded  to  the  toast,  "Stenography,  the  Lightning  of  the  Press." 
James  W.  Sheahan,  to  "  The  Veterans  of  the  Press. "  Hon.  Emery  A.  Storrs, 
to  "The  Press  and  the  Bar."  In  the  course  of  his  remarks  Mr.  Storrs 
said: 

"When  we  speak  of  the  freedom  of  the  press  we  usually  think  of  it  as  something  we 
have  always  enjoyed- — a  privilege  which  has  never  really  been  denied  to  us.  We  do  not  remem- 
ber, and  perhaps  some  of  us  never  knew,  that  it  is  the  youngest-born  of  all  our  great  privi- 
leges. *  That  freedom  has  been  achieved  by  the  joint  action  of  the 
press  itself,  the  bar  and  juries,  and,  in  the  great  majority  of  instances,  against  government 
and  the  representatives  of  government  upon  the  bench.  *  * 
There  is  nothing  in  this  world  so  good  that  is  not  a  little  better  by  being  watched.  No 
statesman  is  so  pure  and  lofty  that  he  is  not  likely  to  become  still  purer  and  still  loftier  so 
long  as  he  feels  that  keen  eyes  are  upon  him  to  observe  every  move  that  he  makes.  Dishonest 
legislators  fear  this  freedom  of  the  press,  for  the  exercise  of  that  freedom  is  the  only  method 
by  which  their  dishonest  schemes  may  be  exposed. 

So  many  members  of  the  press  are  here  to-night  that  I  venture  to  suggest  in  their  presence  and 
to  them  some  needed  legislation  on  the  law  of  libel. 

The  law  as  it  now  stands  is  injurious,  both  to  the  injured  person  and  to  the  press.  There 
may  not  be  one  word  of  truth  in  the  article  published,  nor  a  single  scintilla  of  malice  in  the 
publisher.  The  jury  may  reach  the  conclusion  that  no  damages  have  been  suffered  and 
return  their  verdict  for  six  cents,  the  result  of  which  is  the  practical  destruction  of  the  com- 
plaining party.  But  under  such  statute  as  I  have  named,  a  verdict  of  six  cents  would  be  as 
complete  and  perfect  a  vindication  as  a  verdict  for  thousands  of  dollars.  I.ibel  suits  would 
not  be  then  instituted  for  speculative  purposes,  and  the  newspaper  could  afford  to  deal,  as  it 
always  ought  to,  fairly,  justly  and  generously  with  the  injured  individual.  Some  such  enact- 
ments are  necessary,  as  the  law  now  stands  in  this  country.  The  growing  necessity  for  the 
fullest  and  largest  discussion  of  public  measures,  and  the  demand  of  the  people  to  know  about 
public  men  all  that  they  ought  to  know  to  wisely  and  intelligently  judge  concerning  them, 
renders  any  return  to  the  bad  old  times  utterly  impossible.  * 

Freedom  of  the  press  is  as  essential  as  the  right  of  trial  by  jury,  and  without  it  suffrage 
will  be  a  failure,  for  it  would  not  be  possible  for  suffrage  to  be  intelligent." 


24  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

The  speaker  was  loudly  applauded  upon  the  close  of  his  remarks. 
Gov.  Eli  Murray,  of  Utah,  took  the  place  in  the  list  of  speakers 
accredited  to  Col.  Charles  A.  Taylor,  of  the  Boston  Globe,  who  was 
detained  in  the  East.  The  Governor  desired  the  press  of  Chicago  to  leave 
nothing  undone  until  Utah  should  be  free  from  polygamy  and  admitted 
into  the  Union,  that  there  might  be  an  unbroken  chain  of  states  from  the 
Atlantic  to  the  Pacific. 

The  Hon.  C.  C.  Bonney,  of  Chicago,  responded  to  the  sentiment,  "The 
Press  and  the  Government";  the  Hon.  Henry  Watterson,  of  the  Louis- 
ville Courier- Journal,  to  "The  Press  of  Dixie";  Herman  Raster,  Esq.,  of 
the  Illinois  Staats-Zeitung,  to  "The  German  Press";  C.  G.  Siebenech,  of 
the  Pittsburg  Chronicle,  to '"The  Press  of  Pittsburg,  the  Gate  City  of  the 
Continent";  the  Hon.  F.  A.  Eastman,  to  "The  Bucolic  Press";  George  W. 
Peck,  of  Milwaukee,  to  "The  Press  and  the  Ladies";  The  Rev.  Dr.  H.W. 
Thomas,  to  "  The  Press  and  the  Pulpit,  Cooperating  for  the  Betterment  of 
the  People." 

A  number  of  journalists  and  invited  guests,  who  were  unable  to 
attend  the  banquet,  sent  messages  of  regret,  among  the  number  Oswald 
Ottendorfer,  of  the  New  York  Staats  Zeitting;  Samuel  Bowles,  of  the 
Springfield,  Mass.,  Republican;  Edwin  L.  Godkin,  of  the  New  York  Nation; 
Whitelaw  Reid,  John  W.  Forney,  George  William  Curtis,  Charles  Dudley 
Warner;  R.  M.  Pulsifer,  of  the  Boston  Herald;  Dr.  George  L.  Miller,  of 
the  Omaha  Herald;  Thomas  W.  Knox,  of  New  York;  Col.  Charles  A. 
Taylor,  of  the  Boston  Globe;  Fred  Hassuerek,  of  Cincinnati ;  J.  R.  McLean, 
of  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer;  Horace  White,  of  New  York;  Robert  J. 
Burdette,  C.  M.  Goodsell;  Thomas  B.  Connery,  of  the  New  York  Her- 
ald; Charles  M.  Walker,  of  the  Indianapolis  Journal;  Col.  Robert  G. 
Ingersoll,  Carl  Schurz,  D.  N.  Lamont,  George  Alfred  Townsend,  Mark 
Twain;  Joseph  B.  McCullagh,  of  the  St.  Louis  Globe- Democrat;  and 
John  C.  Hennessy,  of  New  York.  Archibald  Forbes,  who  was  tarry- 
ing at  Hamilton,  Out.,  on  his  lecture  tour  through  America,  also  expressed 
his  regrets  at  being  unable  to  attend,  as  did  the  Hon.  Wilbur  F.  Storey, 
who  was  indisposed.  Following  are  some  of  the  letters: 

"HARTFORD,  December  29. 

"I  have  been  away  for  a  fortnight,  and  I  find  on  my  return  your  pleasing  invitation  to  be 
one  of  the  Press  Club's  guests,  January  15.  I  should  vastly  like  to  be  there,  but,  even  if 
other  circumstances  did  not  bar  me  from  going,  I  should  be  barred  anyway  by  the  formid- 
able size  of  the  trip  in  this  midwinter  weather. 

"I  was  glad  to  be  remembered  by  the  gentlemen  of  the  club,  but  if  I  had  been  overlooked 
I  wouldn't  have  taken  it  as  a  cold  wave,  but  only  as  an  oversight,  for  there  lias  been  a  long 
interval  since  we  foregathered  there.  (To  give  one  the  'cool  shake'  is  vulgar  and  slangy. 
I  use  the  other  phrase  in  the  interest  of  refinement  and  in  deference  to  the  weather.)  I  was 
glad  to  be  remembered,  because  I  had  not  slacked  up  in  my  remembering  the  boys,  and  one 
likes  such  things  to  be  mutual;  and  I  was  also  glad  because  the  circumstances  of  my  visit  out 


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there  a  year  ago  were  such  that  I  arrogate  to  myself  as  near  a  kinship  to  the  club  as  anyone 
may  who  is  not  an  actual  member  of  the  family. 

"  With  the  heartiest  congratulations  upon  the  success  achieved  by  your  organization  thus 
far,  and  with  best  wishes  for  its  continued  prosperity.  I  am  truly  yours, 

"  MARK  TWAIN." 

"  OFFICE  OF  THE  BOSTON  'GLOBE,'  January  12. 

"  Many  thanks  for  your  kind  invitation  to  the  first  annual  banquet  of  the  Press  Club  of 
Chicago.  I  regret  that  I  cannot  be  present.  We  recently  issued  the  Boston  Daily  Globe 
dated  one  hundred  years  ahead,  or  in  January,  1980.  The  paper  was  crowded  then,  when 
we  'made  up',  as  papers  are  now,  and  I  respectfully  submit  for  your  consideration  some 
pieces  of  news  which  were  crowded  out,  and  which  we  presume  would  have  interested  Chi- 
cago people.  They  are  submitted  with  my  best  wishes  for  all  present. 

"  Sincerely  yours,  CHARI.F.S  H.TAYLOR. 

IN   A   HUNDRED  YKARS. 

"After  items  about  the  movementsof  Bishop  Ingersoll,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
Chicago  District,  who  lectured  in  the  Southern  Circuit,  Washington,  on  'The  Mistakes  of 
My  Ancestors,'  the  statement  that  upon  the  receipt  of  the  census  of  Chicago's  1,647  wards, 
showing  a  population  of  15,665,714,  thousands  of  the  older  citizens  of  St.  Louis  committed 
suicide;  an  estimate  based  on  sworn  statements  of  the  circulation  of  the  older  Chicago 
dailies,  in  which  they  ranged  from  863,994  to  863,999  each,  and  'he  comment  that  the  new 
law  which  obliged  proprietors  to  divide  fifty  per  cent  of  their  profits  with  editors  and  report- 
ers was  working  smoothly,  and  had  made  a  perceptible  increase  in  the  number  of  good  trot- 
ting horses  in  the  city,  there  came,  as  follows,  an  account  of  the 

ONE   HUNDRED    AND   FIRST   ANNUAL   BANQUET  OF   THE   CHICAGO   PRESS   CIA'H. 

"  Chicago,  Jan.  15,  1981.  —  The  one  hundred  and  first  annual  banquet  of  the  Press  Club 
of  Chicago  has  proved  an  overwhelming  success.  The  new  dining-room  of  the  Palmer 
House,  which  will  seat  nine  thousand  people,  was  completely  filled,  more  than  four  thousand 
ladies  being  in  attendance.  The  company  represented  more  wealth  than  any  assembly  of 
similar  size  ever  gathered  in  any  dining-room  or  hall  in  this  country.  There  were  nine  hun- 
dred and  seventeen  editors  present,  who  were  worth  from  $1,000,000  to  $5,000,000 
each,  and  it  was  estimated  that  the  diamonds  worn  by  the  ladies  were  worth  $2,000,000.  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  press  from  Paris,  London,  Japan,  and  other  distant  points  came  in  during 
the  evening,  arriving  by  the  different  aerial  lines.  The  literary  programme  was,  as  usual, 
equal  to  about  twenty  issues  of  Harpct* s,  Sfri/nisr's  and  the  Atlantic  Monthly  combined,  and 
gave  unbounded  satisfaction.  The  ladies  claimed  half  the  offices  and  were  awarded  two- 
thirds  of  them,  with  the  usual  gallantry  which  has  always  characterized  the  Chicago  man. 

"  The  club  has  about  $2,000,000  in  the  treasury,  and  it  was  voted  to  make  the  next,  or  one 
hundred  and  second  reunion  an  occasion  when  the  presidents,  kings,  queens  and  rulers  ot 
every  sort  and  the  leading  men  of  all  nations  might  be  brought  together.  A  committee  of 
gentlemen  of  the  club,  who  have  a  personal  or  bowing  acquaintance  with  the  various  rulers  of 
the  world,  was  selected  to  extend  the  invitations.  To  insure  the  most  rigid  honesty  in  the 
club,  the  surplus  in  the  treasury  was  divided  among  the  members  previous  to  adjournment." 

In  this  wise  ended  the  first  year  of  the  existence  of  the  Press  Club  of 
Chicago.  The  journalists  had  been  brought  in  closer  touch  with  each 
other,  and  they  appreciated  the  privileges  enjoyed,  and  gave  hearty  sup- 
port to  the  organization  during  the  second  year. 


W.    K.    SULLIVAN.    PRESIDENT,    iSSl 


CHAPTER    II— 1881. 


THE    annual    election   was  held  on   January   20,   as   previously  pro- 
vided for.     There  were  two  candidates  for  president,  the  incumbent 
of  the  office,  Franc  B.  Wilkie,  and  W.  K.  Sullivan  of  the  Evening 
Journal.      There   was   a  tie  vote   for  president,  but   the  Sullivan   ticket, 
except  the  president,  was  elected.      Following  are  the  names  of  the  suc- 
cessful candidates: 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

RODNEY  WELCH,    The  Times.  GUY   MAGEE,    The  Tribune. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
JOHN   F.  FLINN,    Tht  Daily  Xews. 

TREASURER: 
J.    B.   BRADWEI.L. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

ELWYN  A.  15ARROX.  JOHN1   M.  DANDY. 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS: 
J.  R.  DUNI.OP,  T.  C.  MACMILLAN, 

The  Times.  T/ie  Inter  Ocean. 

H.   F.   DONOVAN,  W.   H.   FRENCH, 

The  Journal.  Western  Associated  Press. 

R.   A.   PATTERSON, 
The  Tribune. 

A  special  election  was  called  for  January  26  to  elect  a  president,  but 
prior  to  that  time  Mr.  Wilkie  withdrew  from  the  contest,  having  learned 
that  he  was  to  go  to  London  to  represent  the  Chicago  Times.  At  the 
special  election  Mr.  Sullivan  was  chosen,  receiving  55  votes  out  of  69. 
the  remaining  14  being  cast  for  various  persons. 

In  April  following,  before  Mrs.  Wilkie  left  to  join  her  husband  in 
London,  the  club  tendered  her  a  farewell  reception,  in  token  of  its  appre- 
ciation of  her  kindly  interest  in  its  welfare,  and  of  many  services  rendered 
on  every  social  occasion. 

January  30,  President  Sullivan  presented  the  following  list  of  stand- 
ing committees  for  the  year: 

Library  Commit/r, — Theo.  Gestefeld.  E.  H.  Talbot,  John  J.  Flinn,  Jere  Mahoney, 
Collins  Shackelford,  James  Sullivan. 

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Entertainment  Committee — M.  E.  Stone,  T.  Z.  Cowles,  E.  A.  Barron,  S.  V.  Steele. 
Wm.  Colebrook. 

Reception  Committei — W.  T.  Hall,  F.  O.  Bennett,  Washington  Hesing,  J.  \V.  Scott. 
Elliott  Durand. 

Visiting  Committee— W    H.  Hicks, 'C.  E.  Nixon,  J.  E.  Wilkie. 

Messrs.  Stone,  Magee  and  Cunningham  were' appointed  a  special  com- 
mittee to  procure  an  oil  portrait  of  the  retiring  president,  which  they  did. 
and  it  now  hangs  against  the  wall,  and  is  among  the  most  highly-prized 
belongings  of  the  club.  Ever  since  that  time  it  has  been  customary  to 
have  the  portrait  of  the  retiring  president  painted  and  hung  in  the  club 
rooms. 

February  13,  the  club  extended  by  vote  thanks  to  Mrs.  Wilbur  F. 
Storey  for  a  portrait  of  her  distinguished  husband,  executed  by  herself. 
Thanks  were  also  extended  to  Messrs.  Liebling  and  Newell  for  contri- 
butions of  engravings.  The  initiation  fee  was  increased  to  $10,  and  reso- 
lutions of  respect  to  the  memory  of  Ernst  Buhlert,  a  promising  German 
journalist,  lately  deceased,  were  adopted  and  spread  upon  the  records. 

May  i,  a  new  lease  of  the  rooms  was  secured,  and  William  T.  Hall 
was  made  librarian  of  the  club. 

The  second  annual  entertainment  of  the  club  was  given  in  Central 
Music  Hall,  Tuesday  evening,  October  n,  1881,  and  was  as  successful  as 
the  one  before,  both  as  to  quality  of  entertainment  and  attendance. 

Names  of  those  who  appeared  will  be  found  in  the  subjoined 

PROGRAMME. 

1.  ORGAN — Grand  Offertoire  de  Ste.  Cecile,     -        ...  .        -        Batiste. 

MR.  H.  CLARENCE  EDDY. 

2.  PART  SONG,  -  -        -  S,-lcct,-i1. 

APOLLO  CLUH. 

3.  CORNET  SOLO — Fantasie,   -         -         -  -     Hartman. 

SIGNOR  LIBERATI. 

4.  AR:A— O  Mio  Fernando,        -  -        -  -  Donizetti. 

MISS  HARRIET  C.  McLAlX. 

5.  VIOLIN  SOLO — Hungarian  Airs,          .....  .  Ernst. 

MR.  ADOLPH   ROSENBECKER. 

6.  RECITATION — Aux  Italiens,    ------  -  Meredith. 

MR.  SAMUEL  KAYSER. 

7.  VOCAL  QUARTET — The  Star  of  Love,  -     Buck. 

ST.  CECILIA  QUARTET. 

Miss  Ettie  Butler,   Mrs.  Clifford  Williams,   Mrs.  Frank  Hall, 
Mrs.  Jenny  T.  Kempton. 

la  Last  Hope,         .         -         -         -  Gottschalk. 

~\l,  Le  Tourbillon,        -  ...  GolMeek. 

MR.   EMIL  LIEBLING. 


JOHN    .1.   FJUINN 


HERltERT    I.KKOY    JOXKS 
CHARLES   L.    KHuDKS 
CHARLES    ti.    PERKINS 


J.    FEHC1VAL    POLLARD 

ASA    DAME 
HAROLD    II.    VYNNK 


TOM    H.    CANNON 

I  I.A1!KN(E    A.    lll»fi;H 

ELTON    J.mVKK 


HENRY    M.    HUNT 


JOIIX  J.  FULLER 


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g.     TENOR  SOLO — Dost  Thou  Remember? Lieblin^. 

MR.  CHARLES  A.  KNORR. 

10.     STACCATO  POLKA, -  Mulder. 

MLLE.  MARIE  LITTA. 

INTERMISSION. 

1.  ORGAN— Overture— William  Tell,  -        -      Rossini. 

MR.   H.  CLARENCE  EDDY. 

2.  BARITONE  SOLO — How  Fair  Art  Thou,     ....  ...    White. 

MR.   JOHN  E.   McWADE. 

3.  AYE  MARIA — With  Violin,  Piano  and  Organ,       ------       Gounod. 

MISS  EMMA  HECKLE. 

4.  READING,         - -  Selected. 

MISS  ANNA   MORGAN. 

5.  OUARTET — The  Fisher  Roy,         -         -  Brauii. 

CHICKERING   QUARTET. 
Chas.  A.  Knorr,  Charles  II.  Clark,   John  E.  McWade,  Chas.  T.  Noble. 

(>.     ARIA — Lucia  di  Lammermoor,         ------  Donizetti. 

MLLE.   MARIE  LITTA. 
With  Flute  Obligate,  MR.  OSCAR  OESTERLE. 

7.     RECITATION — Sheridan's  Ride,  -       T.  Buchanan  Read. 

MR.  CHARLES  R.  THORNE,  JR. 

S.     BALLAD— Forever  and  Forever,  -       Tosti. 

MISS  HARRIET  C.  McLAIN. 

9.     THE  VAGABONDS,  Trowbridge. 

MR.  JOHN  McCULLOUGH. 

10.  BARITONE  SOLO — The  Yeoman's  Wedding  Song,    -         -  -  Poniatowsky. 

MR.  GEORGE  H.  BRODERICK. 

11.  THE  STAR  SPANGLED  BANNER,         -        -        -        -  -      Kev. 

MR.    THOMAS  W.   KEKNE. 

The  second  annual  banquet  of  the  club  was  served  at  the  Palmer 
House,  Saturday,  January  14,  1882.  It  was  a  most  pleasing  affair,  and 
all  enjoyed  it.  The  Times  of  the  following  day  said  in  reference  to  the 
affair : 

"The  reception  was  in  the  nature  of  a  reunion  and  was  similar  in  many  respects  to  the 
regular  monthly  club  receptions  at  its  own  rooms.  It  lasted  about  an  hour,  and  at  6:30  the 
company  repaired  to  the  dining  room,  where  the  spread  was  in  waiting.  The  banquet  was  a 
purely  local  affair,  for  the  press  of  the  city,  the  only  outsiders  in  attendance  being  George 
W.  I'eck,  of  Milwaukee,  and  Willis  Hawkins,  of  Aurora — two  suburbs.  * 

Shortly  before  9  o'clock  the  oratorical  part  of  the  programme  was  inaugurated  by  the  Presi- 
dent, Mr.  W.  K.  Sullivan,  who  congratulated  the  club  on  the  advancement  in  journalism 
and  on  the  prosperity  that  had  attended  the  Press  Club.  The  membership,  he  said,  had  steadily 
increased,  until  now  it  numbers  125,  and  on  the  roll  may  be  found,  with  few  exceptions,  the 
names  of  all  the  journalists  of  the  city.  *  Last,  but  not  least,  the 

club  is  linanciallv  sound.      It  not  only  owes  no  man  anything,  but    it  has  to  its  credit  a  hand- 


34  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

some  sum  in  government  bonds — in  other  words  it  is  a  bloated  bondholder.  There  is  no 
reason  why  the  club  should  not  continue  to  prosper.  It  is  a  healthy  and  lively  two-year-old 
infant,  and,  with  proper  care  and  kind  treatment,  it  should  become  a  permanent  institution 
of  the  city." 

W.  E.  Curtis  followed  the  President,  having  for  his  theme  "The  Pres- 
ident of  the  United  States."  He  said  some  amusing  things  about  the  dif- 
ferent gentlemen  who  had  occupied  that  exalted  place,  and  made  special 
reference  to  their  treatment  of  newspaper  men.  Dr.  Edmunds  responded 
to  the  toast  "The  City  of  Chicago,"  in  the  absence  of  J.  B.  Hinman,  and 
ex-Governor  Andrew  Shuman,  who  was  on  the  programme  to  respond  to 
the  toast  "Veterans  of  the  Press,"  sent  a  letter  telling  what  he  would  sa\ 
if  he  were  present.  Then  came  J.  \V.  Sheahan,  who  spoke  of  "  The  News- 
paper Reporter."  He  said  he  began  the  newspaper  business  forty  years 
before,  at  a  salary  of  $2  per  week.  He  was  glad  to  say  salaries  had  in- 
creased since  that  time.  After  devoting  some  time  to  describing  newspa- 
pers and  their  functions,  hespoke  as  follows  of  the  reporter: 

"He  must  be  prepared  for  any  business  that  presents  itself,  must  know  everything  that 
has  happened,  is  to  happen,  or  which  has  not  happened,  and  be  able  to  tell  about  them  exactly 
as  they  occurred  or  ought  to  have  occurred.  He  must  be  qualified  to  receive  statements  from 
astronomers,  poets,  writers,  linguists,  philosophers,  statesmen,  aldermen,  and  even  the  best 
of  mayors,  and  he  must  have  the  capacity  to  make  these  statements  intelligent.  A  newspaper 
may  for  a  time  get  along  without  a  manager  or  an  editor,  but  never  without  a  reporter.  He 
is  the  one  thing  indispensable.  In  no  branch  of  journalism  has  there  been  such  improve- 
ment as  in  reporting,  and  in  no  other  has  there  been  such  improvement  as  in  the  character  of 
those  engaged  in  it.  The  gentlemen  who  now  constitute  the  'reporters'  till  a  higher  place 
socially  and  professionally  than  those  who  have  gone  before  them.  They  bring  to  the  press 
ability  and  personal  character;  they  are  the  working  force  of  journalism.  Let  this  club  never 
cease  to  be  a  fraternity  of  gentlemen,  and  let  the  newspaper  reporter  never  cease  to  be  a 
gentleman." 

"The  American  Press  in  Europe"  was  the  theme  assigned  to  Mr. 
Franc  B.  Wilkie,  who  had  returned  from  Europe,  and  was  well  qualified 
to  speak  on  the  subject.  He  began  by  telling  what  a  chill  came  over  the 
average  American  journalist  in  London  when  he  found  that  neither  his 
august  presence  nor  the  name  of  the  paper  he  represented  created  a  sensa- 
tion. He  summed  up  the  situation  as  follows: 

"If  the  American  journalist  stays  abroad  three  months,  and  then  returns  home,  I  shall 
not  hesitate  to  assert — for  I  know  how  it  is  myself — that  he  will  plant  on  American  soil,  on  his 
landing,  the  hoofs  of  an  ass,  much  larger  as  to  ears,  than  when  he  went  away;  and  henceforth 
his  bray  will  be  louder,  longer,  more  far  reaching  than  ever.  But  if  he  stay  over  there  a  year  or 
two,  if  he  apply  himself  to  studying  calmly  and  thoroughly  what  he  finds  all  about  him,  if  he 
sink  the  journalist  in  his  efforts  to  attain  social  recognition,  and  depend  solely  on  his  own 
merits,  he  will  come  back  with  an  increased  respect  both  for  his  own  country  and  that  of 
which  he  has  been  the  guest." 

To  Mr.  M.  E.  Stone  had  been  assigned  the  duty  of  responding  to  the 
"Progress  of  the  Press,  "and  he  did  so  by  reading  a  letter  from  the  venerable 


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THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  37 

Thurlow  Weed,  of  New  York,  who  gave  fear  to  undertake  the  journey  as 
an  excuse  for  not  being  present.  Mr.  Weed  spoke  of  Joseph  Gales,  the 
first  man  who  reported  the  debates  in  the  House  of  Representatives,  and 
of  his  successor,  Rev.  Mr.  Stanbury.  Allusion  was  also  made  to  the  fact 
that  the  writer  was  the  first  man  to  undertake  to  report  the  legislative 
proceedings  in  Albany.  In  concluding  his  letter  Mr.  Weed  said: 

"  Nothing  has  been  more  pronounced  in  the  history  of  Chicago  than 
the  history  of  its  press.  Chicago  journals,  if  not  in  advance  of,  have 
kept  pace  with  its  wonderful  improvements.  Those  journals,  in  their  size, 
typography,  enterprise  and  general  management,  compare  favorably  with 
our  best  metropolitan  papers." 

Letters  from  invited  guests  who  were  unable  to  attend  were  now  read. 
George  Alfred  Townsend  (Gath)  wrote  that  he  had  always  wanted  to  at- 
tend a  banquet  of  the  Chicago  Press  Club,  but  could  not  on  the  present 
occasion.  His  letter  closed  as  follows:  "Present  my  compliments  to  your 
officers  and  members,  and  the  hope  that  such  clubs  may  be  the  interment 
of  backbiting  and  all  unsociableness  among  those  who  pull  the  single 
scull  of  a  good  pen."  The  poet  Longfellow  wrote  that  illness  prevented 
his  attendance,  and  there  were  other  letters  from  Whitelaw  Reid,  Frank 
Hatton,  John  Hay,  Charles  A.  Dana,  Carl  Schurz,  Murat  Halsted,  Mark 
Twain,  Oscar  Wilde,  C.  B.  Lewis  (M.  Quad),  J.  F.  Baringer,  President 
of  the  New  Orleans  Reporters'  Association:  T.  A.  Merriam,  President  of 
the  New  York  Press  Club;  J.  C.  Fox,  of  the  Baltimore  Press  Association; 
W.  F.  Storey,  C.  D.  Dennet,  and  J.  B.  McCullagh. 

By  this  time  the  assemblage  was  ready  for  more   speeches,  and  genial 
John  Ritchie  was  introduced  to  say  something  about  "The  Newsgatherer 
The  following  paragraphs  will  give  an  idea  of  Mr.  Ritchie's  unique  style 
of  expression,  and  his  familiarity  with  his  subject: 

"The  newsgatherer  is  an  individual  constructed  on  the  ordinary  human  pattern,  who,  in 
consequence  of  his  environment,  is  governed  by  very  few  of  the  rules  which  influence  other 
members  of  the  human  species.  The  dust  of  the  earth  can  be  fashioned  at  will  into  almost 
anything  else,  but  you  can't  create  a  good  reporter  to  order.  I  suppose  in  no  other  business  or 
profession  is  so  much  perfection  required  in  return  for  such  a  small  salary.  [Laughter.] 
This  applies  as  well  to  country  reporters  as  to  the  scribes  on  the  metropolitan  sheets.  The 
reporter  is  a  social  buccaneer,  with  little  or  no  responsibility  except  to  his  city  editor;  with 
rather  vague  notions  of  his  duty  to  society,  and  somewhat  skeptical  as  to  human  integrity 
and  virtue.  And  this  is  not  at  all  strange  when  you  remember  that  to  him  are  revealed  the 
million  little  meannesses,  the  selfishness,  the  greed,  the  contemptible  or  criminal  motives 
which  actuate  many  of  those  whom  he  meets  in  his  daily  line  of  work  Like  a  lawyer  he 
takes  a  professional  view  of  matters,  treating  himself  as  a  third  party,  whose  only  business  is 
to  get  for  his  own  paper  all  a  thing  is  worth.  Veil  'fire!'  in  his  ear  and  measure  how  far  he 
will  run,  unless  he  is  assigned  to  that  duty  [applause]  or  the  blaze  is  big  enough  to  rouse  in 
him  the  human  desire  to  look  on  destruction. 

"Once  in  a  while,  however,  little  things  crop  out  which  lead  him  to  believe  that  the  milk 
of  human  goodness  has  not  yet  become  caked  in  man,  though  the  instances  are  not  excessively 
numerous.  Not  long  ago  I  attended  an  inquest  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  city.  The 


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day  was  raw  and  dreary — just  such  a  day  as  would  tempt  one  to  draw  up  to  the  tire  and  shiver 
on  looking  out  at  the  window.  The  body  of  the  dead  man  was  surrounded  by  the  weeping 
family  and  sympathizing  neighbors,  and  in  and  out  of  the  crowd,  with  a  helpful  word  for  the 
wife,  with  a  caress  and  a  smile  for  the  little  ones,  moved  a  clergyman  of  a  denomination  en- 
tirely foreign  to  that  of  the  stricken  family.  Away  out  in  the  desolate  corner  of  the  city,  where 
nothing  in  the  shape  of  notoriety  or  compensation  could  be  expected,  this  clergyman  had 
come,  throwing  a  ray  of  sunlight  across  the  gloom  of  the  chamber  of  death.  I  could  not 
help  contrasting  his  unostentatious  goodness  with  those  great  top-heavy  charities  which,  like 
haughty  sunflowers,  look  superciliously  down  on  the  modest  violets  of  benevolence  that  dare 
to  bloom  at  their  feet.  And,  although  somewhat  hardened  by  exposure  to  the  pernicious  in- 
fluences I  have  named,  I  felt  thankful  that  all  brotherly  love  had  not  yet  gone  out  of  the 
world;  and  yet,  since  then  that  man  has  been  fired  out  of  the  church,  not  for  burglary,  not  for 
arson,  but  because  he  was  suspected  of  having  dallied  with  antinomianism!  [Laughter.] 
Great  hevings!  Just  think  of  a  bloodthirsty  antinomian  prowling  around  among  the  com- 
munity. And  imagine  the  consequences  of  meeting  a  red-headed  antinomian  on  the  Wells 
street  bridge  at  midnight!  It  makes  me  nervous  in  my  underpinning  to  dwell  on  the  subject! 
[Renewed  laughter.] 

"A  good  newsgatherer  must  be  a  walking  enclycopedia,  for  his  city  editor  may  at  any 
moment  steer  him  against  a  society  the  shortest  word  in  whose  vocabulary  is  'hypsiprym- 
notic  riegalosaurus'  or  'homologous  anthropodan,'  or  he  may  be  asked  to  take  in  a  discussion 
on  the  ascent  of  a  monad.  Now  there  is  nothing  in  nature  so  refreshing  to  a  reporter  as  looking 
on  the  struggles  of  a  well  regulated  monad  raising  himself  in  the  world,  but  very  few  of  us  care 
to  track  him  through  the  underbrush  of  protoplasm  and  several  other  asms  until  he  reaches  the 
solemn  dignity  of  a  monad:  and  still  less  does  the  reporter  desire  to  chase  him  through  the 
successive  stages  by  which  he  becomes  a  bipedal  anthropoid.  Yet,  with  all  this  erudition  vibrat- 
ing along  the  wires  of  his  mental  apparatus,  the  newsgatherer  is  coolly  dispatched  to  super- 
vise a  rooster  dispute,  or  a  'scrapping  match'  in  McCormick  Hall."  [Applause  and 
laughter.] 

Following  Mr.  Ritchie,  Theodore  Gestefield  spoke  of  the  "German 
Press,"  Leander  Stone  of  "The  Religious  Press,"  W.  D.  Eaton  of  "The 
Press  and  the  Stage,"  H.  W.  Thomson  of  "The  Press  and  the  Bar," 
George  W.  Peck,  now  governor  of  Wisconsin,  of  "The  Suburban  Press," 
and  John  M.  Dandy  of  "The  Ladies." 


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CHAPTER   III  —  I882. 


TTHE  club  had  by  this  time  become  a  powerful  factor  in  the  news- 
paper life  of  the  city.      Its  record  as  an  organization  was  clean, 
and   there  was  considerable   interest    in  the  election  for  officers, 
called  for  January  19,  1882.      The  successful    candidates  on  that  occasion 
were: 

PRESIDENT: 
SAMUEL  J.  MEDILI.,    The  Tribune. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

J.   B.    HINMAN,    The  Times.  W.   D.   EATON,    The  Herald. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
\V.    E.  CURTIS,    The  Inter  Ocean. 

SECRETARY:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

ELWYN  A.  BARRON,  EDGAR  L.  WAKEMAN, 

The  Inter  Ocean.  Corns.   The  Louisville  Courier-Journal. 

TREASURER: 

J.  B.   BRADWELL,    The  Legal  Xews. 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS: 

J.    II.   BALLARI),    The  Inter  Ocean,  F.   S.   DAVIDSON,   The  Times, 

N.   A.   REED,  JR.,   The  Daily  News,  O.   II.    PERRY,  The  Journal, 

R.  W.   RANSOM,  The  Tribune. 

Hot'SE  COMMITTEE: 

H.   B.   HUMPHREY,   The  Times,  \V.   T.   HALL,   The  Tribune, 

L.   ^Y.    BUSBEY,   The  Inter  Ocean. 

The  new  administration  appears  to  have  been  a  business  one  from 
start  to  finish,  and  kept  the  club  in  ship-shape.  The  new  board  of  direct- 
ors organized  by  electing  F.  S.  Davidson  chairman,  and  R.  \V.  Ransom 
secretary.  The  rapid  growth  of  the  club  made  more  room  desirable,  and 
on  March  23  another  room  was  added  to  the  club's  quarters. 

Mr.  Ransom  was  a  faithful  secretary  of  the  board,  and  left  a  model 
record  while  serving  in  that  capacity.  During  his  temporary  absence 
from  the  city  his  position  was  filled  by  R.  W.  Peattie,  whose  efficient  work 
is  worthy  of  commendation.  In  April  Mr.  Davidson  tendered  his  resig- 
nation as  chairman,  but  it  was  not  accepted.  For  several  succeeding 
weeks  action  on  it  was  deferred  for  one  week,  and  finally  the  matter  was 
passed  indefinitely. 

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42  THE    PRESS    CI.UR    OF    CHICAGO. 

May  18,  Mr.  Ransom,  on  account  of  being  called  away  from  the  city, 
presented  his  resignation,  and  it  was  accepted  reluctantly.  A  vote  of 
thanks  for  his  good  work  was  tendered  him,  and  J.  Harry  Ballard  was 
elected  secretary.  Mr.  Ballard  fulfilled  with  credit  the  duties  of  the 
office. 

Mr.  Edgar  L.  Wakeman,  the  financial  secretary,  was  also  a  devoted 
worker  for  the  club's  interests,  and  to  his  energetic  methods  and  perennial 
enthusiasm  for  the  organization  can  be  attributed  much  of  its  prosperity. 
Mr.  Wakeman  has  always  remained  a  stanch  friend  of  the  Press  Club. 

The  club  made  no  particular  stir  until  the  annual  entertainment, 
which  this  year  took  the  form  of  a  lecture  by  Hon.  Emory  A.  Storrs,  who 
had  just  returned  from  a  trip  to  Europe.  Mr.  Storrs  was  one  of  Chicago's 
brightest  men,  an  excellent  orator,  and  a  wit.  His  subject,  as  announced, 
was  "Ninety  Days  in  Europe."  The  lecture  was  delivered  in  Central 
Music  Hall,  Monday  evening,  October  23,  1882.  There  was  a  very  large 
attendance,  and  as  Mr.  Storrs  made  no  charge  for  his  services  the  club 
netted  a  handsome  sum.  The  lecture  was  a  brilliant  effort,  and  delighted 
all  who  heard  it.  Mr.  Clarence  Eddy,  the  celebrated  organist,  favored 
the  club  by  playing  an  organ  solo  before  the  lecture. 

Mr.  C.  D.  Mosher,  during  the  year,  presented  the  club  with  two 
handsome  albums,  containing  memorial  photographs  of  members,  and 
was  cordially  thanked  therefor. 

The  year  closed  without  further  notable  event. 


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HE  annual  election  for  this  year  was  held   January  4,  and  the  fol- 
lowing were  the  successful  candidates: 

PRESIDENT: 

W.   E.  CURTIS,    The  Inter  Ocean. 


FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICK-PRESIDENT: 

JOHN   F.  BALLANTYNE,   The  Herald.  N.  A.  REED,  JR.,   The  Daily  \eu<s. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
MARTIN  J.  RUSSELL,   The  Times. 

SECRETARY:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

ROBERT  B.  PEATTIE,  EDGAR  L.  WAKEMAN, 

The  Herald.  Corres.    The  Loitisville  Courier- Journal. 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS: 

SAMUEL  V.  STEELE,  The  Times,  J.  H.  BALLARD,   The  Inter  Ocean, 

\V.  A.  TAYLOR,   The  Tribune,  O,  H    PERRY,   The  Journal, 

JOHN   RITCHIE,   The  Associated  Press. 

HOUSE  COMMITTEE: 

J.   E.  FITZGERALD,   The  Tribune,  \V.  L.  SEVERING,  The  Inter  Ocean, 

W.  M.  KNOX,     The  Herald. 

The  next  event  of  importance,  after  the  election  of  officers,  was  the 
annual  banquet.  This  was  given  Saturday  evening,  January  20,  at  the 
Grand  Pacific  Hotel.  The  committees  in  charge  were  as  follows: 

Arrangements— Vim.  E.  Curtis,  Edgar  L.  Wakeman,  W.  T.  Hall. 
Reception — Franc  B.  Wilkie,  \V.  K.  Sullivan,  and  the  officers  of  the  club. 
Dancing— VI.  S.  Walker,   Wm.  H.  Strong,   Charles    M.  Fa  ye,  John  M.  Dandy,  Win. 
Colebrooke,  R.  B.  Peattie,  E.  J.  McPhelim. 

A  large  number  of  members  and  guests  were  present,  including  the 
following  from  out  of  town:  Lieut.  Gov.  S.  S.  Fifield  and  wife,  of  Ash- 
land, Wis.  ;  G.  C.  Matthews  and  Miss  Lottie  Matthews,  Indianapolis;  M. 
B.  Castle  and  Miss  Castle,  of  Sandwich,  111.  ;  Colonel  Pat  Donan  and 
Miss  Emma  Stoner,  of  Fargo,  Dakota;  Smith  D.  Atkins,  of  Freeport,  111.  ; 
and  George  W.  Peck,  of  Milwaukee. 

An  hour  was  pleasantly  spent  in  the  hotel  parlors  before  dinner  was 
announced.  The  hotel  chef  had,  as  usual  on  such  occasions  at  the  Grand 

45 


46  THE    J'RESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

Pacific,  succeeded  in  setting  a  most  tempting  menu  before  the  guests,  and 
there  was  no  lack  of  attention  thereto,  nor  of  pleasant  conversation. 

When  coffee  and  cigars  appeared,  President  Curtis  made  a  few  re- 
marks. He  congratulated  the  club  and  its  guests  that  they  were  securely 
housed  (the  night  was  extremely  cold),  and  then  proceeded  to  allot  the 
evening's  assignments,  as  follows: 

1.  "Who  We  Are,  and  Why  We  Exist, '         -  Mr.  X.  A.  Reed,  Jr. 

2.  "The  I'ress  Club  in  Congress,"     ------          Hon.  John  F.  Finerly. 

Sicilienne  (Robert  le  Diable)  Meyerbeer  Signer  Mierzwinski. 

3.  '  The  Importance  of  the  Press  to  the  Stage,"     -         -         -         -       Bfr.J.H.McVicker. 

4.  "The  Importance  of  the  Stage  to  the  Press,"  -         .  Mr.  George  W.  Peck. 

Valse,  "Parla,  '          -----         Arditi. 
Md'lle  Rossini. 

5.  "The  Perils  of  the  Interviewer,"  ------         Mr.  John  Ritchie. 

It.     "The  Perils  of  the  Interviewed,"      ------      j/>-.  Emory  A.  Starrs. 

ARIA  BUFFO — "Mili  rampolli  cenerentola,"       -         -  -         -         -        Rossini. 

Signer  Corini. 

7.     "Sweethearts,  Wives  and  Babies,"    -----  Mr.  Gilbert  A.  Pierce. 

BALLAD:  Madam  Scalchi. 

AT  THE  PIANOFORTE:     Signer  Rasori. 

The  "assignments"  proved  full  enough  of  wit  and  good  sense  to  keep 
everybody  interested,  and  the  music  was  superb.  The  artists  were  mem- 
bers of  Colonel  J.  H.  Mapleson's  Opera  company,  and  appeared  by  his 
permission. 

Colonel  Reed  told  effectively  his  tale,  but  Mr.  Finerty,  who  is  the 
only  member  of  the  club  so  far  elected  to  Congress  (though  G.  A.  Pierce 
has  been  governor  of  Dakota  Territory,  A.  P.  Swineford  of  Alaska,  and 
George  W.  Peck  of  Wisconsin),  failed  to  take  his  assignment.  Mr.  Mc- 
Vicker  thought  the  press  of  no  value  to  the  drama  as  an  art,  but  of 
immense  benefit  as  a  commercial  venture.  Mr.  Peck  said  he  knew  of 
nothing  of  so  much  importance  to  the  press  as  the  stage,  and  did  not 
think  any  newspaper  could  exist  fifteen  minutes  without  it.  Among  other 
chunks  of  wisdom  distributed  by  the  speakers  were  these: 

Mr.  Ritchie  said: 

A  man  may  be  an  epitome  of  the  genius  of  the  universe — so  may  a  certain  clam;  but  if 
this  talented  clam  remains  locked  up  in  his  shell  he  never  rises  above  the  level  of  his  fellow 
clams.  If,  however,  he  is  a  clam  with  a  grain  of  common  sense  in  his  craw  he  avails  himself 
of  the  interviewer  and  becomes  a  truly  eminent  clam. 

Mr.  Storrs  said,  among  other  good  things: 

I  am  a  believer  in  the  custom  [that  of  interviewing].  It  is  no  argument  against  it  that 
it  is  new,  or  comparatively  so,  and  no  argument  against  the  system  that  it  sometimes  degen- 
erates into  impel  tinence  and  abuse.  I  know  of  no  better  way  of  ascertaining  the  views  of  a 
public  man  upon  a  public  question  than  by  squarely  asking  him  what  those  views  are.  I  know 
of  no  juster  way  of  treating  a  man  than  to  permit  him  to  express  his  views  in  his  own  language 


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THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  -19 

and  in  his  own  way.  I  think  it  may  be  truthfully  said  that  the  interview  will  be  read  while 
the  editorial  is  not  read,  and  a  clear-headed  man  with  sound  views  and  a  worthy  purpose  may 
safely  occupy  the  interviewer's  columns  of  a  great  daily  paper,  permitted  to  state  his  case  in 
his  own  way,  as  against  the  editorial  columns  of  the  same  paper,  which  state  the  contrary 
views  in  a  different  way.  I  know  of  no  better  way  of  getting,  not  merely  opinions,  but  f.cts, 
and  where  facts  in  which  the  public  have  an  interest  are  sought  from  persons  able  to  com- 
municate them,  I  think,  as  a  general  rule,  there  should  be  no  hesitancy  in  freely  giving  them 
to  the  public. 

After  Mr.  Pierce  had  eulogized  the  ladies,  and  the  babies,  which  he 
did  cleverly,  and  Madam  Scalchi  had  sung,  the  assembly  reluctantly  dis- 
persed. 

January  28,  the  new  officers  were  inducted  into  office,  except  Mr. 
Wakeman,  who  presented  his  resignation  as  Financial  Secretary,  on 
account  of  enforced  absence  from  the  city.  Mr.  Wakeman's  resignation 
was  accepted,  and  the  following  resolutions  were  passed: 

WHEREAS,  Mr.  Edgar  I..  Wakeman,  reflected  Financial  Secretary  of  the  Press  Club  of 
Chicago  at  the  last  general  election,  finds  it  necessary,  for  business  reasons,  to  resign  his  posi- 
tion; therefore,  be  it 

Xi'solved,  That  in  the  loss  of  Mr.  Wakeman,  in  his  official  capacity,  the  club  is  deprived  of 
one  of  its  most  energetic  and  valued  officers,  many  of  the  fruits  of  whose  unselfish1  striving  for 
the  welfare  of  the  club  we  are  today  enjoying.  He  it  further 

Resolved,  That  in  parting  with  Mr.  Wakeman  as  our  Financial  Secretary,  we  express  our 
deepest  regret  for  the  necessity  making  his  retirement  imperative. 

Mr.  R.  6.  Peattie  was  elected  Secretary. 

President  Curtis  announced  the  standing  committees  for  the  year  as 
follows: 

Entertainment — F.  B.Wilkie,  W.  T.  Hall,  Slason  Thomson,  John  M.  Dandy,  Frank 
E.  Johnson. 

l'isifi/!g-—A.   F.  Shuman,   W.  T.  C.  Hyde,  W.  H.  Freeman. 

Library — E.  H.  Talbot,  C.  M.  Pepper,  James  Maitland,  John  B.  Adams.    C.  M.  Faye. 

A  special  meeting  was  ordered  for  February  4,  at  which  George  E. 
Wright  was  elected  Financial  Secretary. 

February  20  the  club  members  were  grieved  to  learn  of  the  death  of 
their  Ex-President,  Samuel  J.  Medill,  which  occurred  at  Quincy,  111., 
at  the  home  of  his  father-in-law,  Gen.  John  B.  Carson,  on  the  clay  men- 
tioned. Mr.  Medill  had  been  ill  with  lung  and  stomach  trouble  for 
several  months,  and  had  traveled  extensively  in  the  hope  of  securing 
relief.  It  was  understood  that  he  was  improving,  and  news  of  his  death 
shocked  his  comrades.  A  special  meeting  of  the  club  was  called  for  the 
2ist  inst.,  and  Messrs.  F.  B.  Wilkie,  W.  E.  Curtis,  M.  E.  Stone,  T.  Z. 
Cowles,  David  Henderson,  Washington  Hesing  and  Leo  Canman,  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  proceed  to  Quincy  and  escort  the  body  of  Mr. 
Medill  to  Chicago.  A  committee  on  resolutions  was  also  appointed  to 
draw  up  a  suitable  expression  and  present  it  at  a  memorial  meeting  to  be 
held  in  the  club  rooms  on  Sunday,  February  25.  The  escort  committee. 


50  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

accompanied  by  Messrs.  Harry  Ballard  and  Martin  J.  Russell,  performed 
its  duty,  and  funeral  services  were  held  in  the  city  on  the  23  inst.,  at  the 
residence  of  Mr.  Joseph  Medill,  brother  of  the  deceased.  At  the  memo- 
rial meeting  on  Sunday  following,  earnest  and  touching  remarks  concerning 
the  life  and  character  of  the  deceased,  were  made  by  Messrs.  F.  B.  Wilkie, 
T.  Z.  Cowles,  E.  Colbert,  W.  K.  Sullivan,  John  Finerty,  E.  L.  Wakeman, 
and  Ex-Gov.  Wm.  Bross.  The  committee  on  resolutions,  through  Mr. 
R.  B.  Peattie,  made  a  report  which  was  unanimously  adopted. 

November  n,  following,  a  special  meeting  was  held  in  the  club  rooms 
for  the  purpose  of  unveiling  a  splendid  portrait  of  Mr.  Medill,  painted 
and  presented  to  the  club  by  Mr.  John  Phillips,  a  thorough  artist  and  a 
warm  friend  of  Mr.  Medill.  Addresses  were  made,  on  this  occasion,  by 
Messrs.  Finerty,  Cowles,  Sullivan  and  H.  W.  Thomson.  Resolutions 
were  also  passed  thanking  Mr.  Phillips  for  his  kindness. 

The  next  thing  to  cause  a  ripple  in  club  life,  was  the  request  from 
the  New  York  Press  Club  to  join  the  International  League  of  Press  Clubs. 
Col.  N.  A.  Reed,  Jr.,  proposed  that  the  club  join  the  league,  but  the  pro- 
priety of  such  action  was  doubted  by  many  members,  and  after  consider- 
able discussion  the  subject  was  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of 
Messrs.  Reed,  Thomson,  Perry,  Wakeman,  and  Ballard,  with  instructions 
to  report  to  the  club  at  a  future  meeting.  March  25,  Mr.  Thomson,  of 
this  committee,  reported  that  no  meeting  had  been  called  by  the  chair- 
man but  that  Messrs.  Ballard,  Perry  and  himself  had  considered  the  mat- 
ter and  were  ready  to  report.  The  club  elected  to  hear  the  report.  It 
proved  to  be  against  the  proposition.  After  asserting  that  nothing  in  the 
scheme  seemed  particularly  advantageous,  the  report  continued: 

"The  only  tangible  suggestion  advanced  by  the  projectors  ol  this  journalistic  league  is 
that  it  would  be  able  to  issue  tickets  to  all  members  of  clubs  composing  it,  which  would 
entitle  them  of  right  to  all  the  privileges  of  league  clubs,  which  they  now  have  by  courtesy. 
It  is  submitted  that  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago  prefers  that  visiting  members  of  all  respect- 
able press  clubs  shall  enjoy  such  privileges  as  a  matter  of  courtesy  and  not  as  a  matter  of  - 
right.  This  club  values  its  freedom  to  extend  the  freedom  of  its  club  rooms  to  visiting  news- 
paper men,  irrespective  of  their  membership  in  any  club  too  highly  to  allow  that  privilege  to 
belong  to  any  except  its  own  members,  as  a  matter  of  right.  The  journalistic  league  proposi- 
tion simply  asks  a  surrender  of  this  club  s  perfect  independence  in  its  government  of  its 
rooms,  and  gives  no  advantage  in  return  . 

"Therefore,  your  committee  recommends  that  the  secretary  be  instructed  on  behalf  of  the 
Press  Club  of  Chicago,  to  decline  entering  into  the  journalistic  league.  At  the  same  time 
he  should  inform  the  New  York  Press  Club  that  if  the  intention  to  hold  the  preliminary  con- 
vention in  Chicago  is  adhered  to,  this  club  will  take  pleasure  in  rendering  all  the  assistance 
it  can  in  making  local  arrangements  therefor,  and  extend  the  courtesies  of  the  Press  Club  of 
Chicago  to  all  persons  attending  such  convention,  and  endeavor  to  make  the  stay  of  visiting 
delegations  to  Chicago  as  pleasant  as  possible." 

This  report  was  unanimously  adopted. 

Matters  moved  along  smoothly  during  the  year.  October  28  the 
resignation  of  Secretary  Peattie  was  tendered  and  accepted,  and  Charles 


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D.  Wright  was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy.  At  this  meeting  a  proposition 
to  give  a  sacred  concert  on  Sunday  evening  was  voted  down.  The  club 
was  desirous  of  increasing  its  building  fund,  but  did  not  deem  it  proper  to 
take  such  a  radical  step  as  was  proposed. 

A  special  meeting  was  held  November  4,  when  it  was  announced  that 
the  Boston  Ideals  had  offered  to  give  a  matinee  Friday  afternoon,  Novem- 
ber 1 6,  and  that  Manager  John  Hamlin  had  tendered  the  use  of  the  Grand 
Opera  House  for  that  date.  The  offers  were  accepted  and  the  thanks  of 
the  club  tendered  Miss  Ober,  Manager  of  the  Ideals,  and  Manager  Ham- 
lin. Messrs.  Dandy,  Hall,  Bradwell,  Sullivan  and  Cowles  were  appointed 
a  committee  on  programme  and  entertainment. 

The  matinee,  like  all  previous  entertainments  of  the  club,  was  well 
attended,  and  was  an  artistic  and  financial  success.  Following  is  the 

PROGRAMME. 

OVERTURE — Raymond,       -  -  -         Thomas. 

QUARTETTE — Song  of  ihe  Lark.         -  -         Mendelssohn. 

MISS  ULMAR.  MISS  BURTON',  MR.    MORSELL,  and  MR.  BAKNABEE. 

ROMAN/A — 1'erche  mi  Volga,  -        Kizzo. 

MR.  KARL. 

Soxr. — Totnpkin's  Silver  Wedding.       -  -     H.  M.  Dow. 

MR.   BARXABEE. 

COMEDIETTA — Come  Here, 

MME    JANAUSCIIEK. 

Firft  time  in   four  years. 
SONG  -  Let  all  Obey,  .  Leach. 

MR.  MCDONALD. 

DUET— From  "Lakme,"  Delitcs. 

MISS  STONE  and   MISS  ULMAR. 

(  La  Kileuse,  Kaff. 

PIANO  SOLO    -(  Scher/0   Op.  3,,  Chopin. 

MR.  LIEBLING. 

SONG— The  Two  Grenadiers,  Schumann. 

MR.     WHITNEY. 

SKETCH  .  Original. 

MR.   FREDERICK   McCABE. 

PART  SONG  Seleeled. 

MALE  VOICES  FROM  "IBJEAL  OPERA." 

PRAYER— From  the  "Prophet."  Meyerbeer. 

MISS  PHILLIPS. 

R(  >M  AN/ A— Domain,  I'altoni. 

MR.  MORSEL!,. 

GRAND  CHORUS— Hail,  Poetry!  Sullivan. 

BOSTON    IDEAL  COMPANY. 
MUSICAL  DIRECTOR,  -  MR.  S.  L.  STUDLKY. 


54  THE    PRESS    CLUR    OF    CHICAGO. 

At  the  meeting  held  November  25  the  committee  reported  the  net 
proceeds  of  the  entertainment  at  $7 11.65,  and  subsequent  returns  increased 
the  amount  to  about  $1,000.  The  club  formally  extended  thanks  to  the 
Boston  Ideals,  Mr.  Hamlin,  Madam  Janauschek,  Fred  McCabe,  The  Weber 
Piano  Company  and  others  for  courtesies.  On  Saturday  evening,  Novem- 
ber 31,3  reception  was  tendered  the  Boston  Ideals,  Miss  Ober,  manager, 
and  Madam  Janauschek,  in  the  club  rooms.  There  was  a  large  attend- 
ance and  every  one  present  enjoyed  the  gathering. 

The  club  meeting  of  December  23  is  notable  from  the  fact  that  Mr.  W. 
K.  Sullivan  presented  to  the  club  a  portrait  of  the  Hon.  George  Schnei- 
der, founder  of  the  Illinois  Stunts  Zeitung,  and  a  life  member  of  the  club. 
The  portrait  was  the  gift  of  Mr.  Schneider  in  response  to  a  request  from 
members  of  the  club,  and  a  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  him  there- 
for. At  this  meeting  Messrs.  F.  B.  Wilkie,  W.  H.  Harper,  John  F. 
Ballantyne,  Morgan  Bates,  and  Prof.  John  Fraser,  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  arrange  for  the  annual  banquet  at  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel  on 
Saturday  evening,  January  5,  1884. 


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CHAPTER   V— 1884. 


'HE  annual  election  preceded  the  date  of  the  banquet  by  two  days, 
occurring  January  3.     Two   sets    of  candidates  were  balloted  for. 
Mr.  F.  S.  Davidson,  of  the  Western  Associated  Press,  who  headed 
one  of  the  tickets,   withdrew  after  the  polls  had   been  open  some 
time,  but    thirty-nine  votes  were   cast  for  him.      The  victors  were  as  fol- 
lows: 

PRESIDENT: 

JAMES  15.   BKADWELL,    The    Legal  Xews. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

VICTOR  F.   LAWSON,  GUY  MAGEE. 

The  Daily  \c-vs.  The   Times. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
T.   C.  MACMILLAN,   The  Inter  Ocean. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY: 
C.    D.  WRIGHT,    The  Inter  Ocean. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY. 
JOHN  M'GOVERN,    The  Tnbunc 

TREASURER: 

JAMES  \V.  SCOTT,    The    Heiala. 

HOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

LEO  CANMAN,  The  Tribune.  W.  S.  WALKER,  The  Times, 

THOMAS  O'NEILL,  The  Herald.  E.  K.  DILLINGHAM,  The  Times. 

W.  M.  KNOX,   The  Daily  .\V«u. 

HOUSE  COMMITTEE: 

I.   W.  BlNGHAM,   The  Daily  .Yews.  E.  J.  McPHELI.M,   The  Tribune. 

F.  B.  \VII.KIE,     The   Times. 

The  banquet  was  given  according  to  programme  and  while  not  at- 
tended by  as  many  peolpe  as  those  which  preceded  it,  was  a  most  pleasing 
event.  The  night  was  very  cold,  but  the  Inter  Ocean  of  the  6th  inst.  said, 
"the  extreme  cold  did  not  prohibit  a  fair  attendance,  nor  chill  the  socia- 
bility of  an  agreeable  occasion."  President  Curtis  presided,  and  toasts 
were  responded  to  as  follows:  "The  Old  Timers  of  '56,"  A.  I,.  Shuman; 
"Bohemianism,"  Franc  B.  \Vilkie;  "Our  Esteemed  Contemporary,"  Mel- 


58  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

ville  E.  Stone;  "Hard  Working  Journalists,"  William  H.  Busbey; 
"Don't,"  Prof.  John  Fraser;  "The  Editor's  Wife, "  (verse)  Eugene  Field; 
"Other  Ladies,"  E.  J.  McPhelim. 

The  speeches  on  this  occasion  were  both  interesting  and  amusing,  and 
worthy  of  more  extended  mention.  The  club,  however,  did  not  take  to 
the  banquet  idea  with  the  unanimity  its  projectors  desired,  and  with  the 
affair  just  mentioned,  the  custom  of  holding  annual  banquets  was  allowed 
to  fall  into  "innocuous  desuetude.-"  Since  then  there  have  been  many 
brilliant  social  gatherings  of  the  club's  members  and  distinguished  people 
in  all  walks  of  life,  in  the  rooms  of  the  club,  and  the  annual  banquet  has 
not  been  missed.  One  of  these  notable  gatherings  was  on  the  i2th  of  Jan- 
uary, 1884,  when  the  club  gave  a  reception  to  Henry  Irving  and  Miss 
Ellen  Terry,  the  distinguished  English  artists.  A  goodly  company  gath- 
ered to  do  honor  to  the  occasion.  Among  other  guests  eminent  in  the  dra- 
matic profession  were  Mdlle.  Rhea  and  William  Terriss  and  Miss  Mil- 
ward,  of  Mr.  Irving's  Company.  There  was  a  delightful  informality  about 
the  gathering  that  was  fully  appreciated.  Refreshments  were  served, 
and  there  were  music  and  recitations,  which  lent  an  additional  charm  to 
an  event  pleasing  and  satisfactory  in  every  way  to  those  participating. 

During  this  year  Mr.  Joseph  Medill,  of  the  Tribune  presented  the 
club  with  his  portrait,  and  the  late  Hon.  John  Wentworth  did  likewise. 
In  the  fall  of  the  year  Mr.  Wright  resigned  as  Secretary,  and  Mr.  R.  J. 
Murphy  was  elected  to  the  position. 

The  lecture  the  previous  year  having  proved  so  successful,  and  Josh 
Billings  having  offered  to  appear  for  the  club,  arrangements  were  made  for 
a  lecture  at  Central  Music  Hall,  on  the  evening  of  November  26.  Mr. 
Billings  was  prevented  from  keeping  his  engagement  by  illness,  and  Mr. 
James  Whitcomb  Riley,  assisted  by  various  artists,  appeared  in  the  fol- 
lowing 

PROGRAMME. 

PART    I. 

1.  ORHAX  OVERTURE — "Oberon,"         -  -          Weber. 

PROF.  LOUIS  FAI.K, 

2.  HUMOROUS  LECTURE. -        - 

MR.  JAMES  WHITCOMB   RILEY, 

Of    the   Indianapolis  Journal. 

I'l  \so   .^  ("V'Ecossaises,"          -----  Chopin. 

(  (/')  Variations  on  "La  ci  Darem  la  Mano,"  Seetoeck. 

MR.  \V.  C.  E.  SEEBOECK. 

4.     CAYATINA — Bel  Raggio.    ''Semiramide,"  Rossini. 

MISS  JENNIE    DUTTON. 

5      ARIA — "O  Possente  Magia!"  Dinorah — Meyerbeer. 

MR.  GEORGE  SWEET. 


KDWAKD    FHKIBKRUEU 


F.  D.  ABBOTT 


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PART  II. 

(>.     PIANO — "Raphsodie  No.  14,"       -  Liszt. 

MR.  \V.  C.  E.  SEEBOECK. 


7.     SELECTION  -----  -        -  -        

THATCHER,    PRIMROSE  &  WEST'S  MINSTREL  QUARTETTE. 

S.     So.XG- "The  Village  Blacksmith's  Bride  "  Hokfl. 

MISS  JENNIE  DUTTON. 

y.     BALLAD  -        -         Scledni. 

MR.    GEORGE  SWEET. 

10.     RECITATION — "Shainus  O'Brien,"      -        -        -         - 

MR.   LAWRENCE  BARRETT. 


1 1 .     SELECTION 

THATCHER,  PRIMROSE  &   WEST'S   QUARTETTE. 

This  entertainment,  like  all  of  those  which  had  preceded  it,  was  art- 
istically and  financially  successful,  and  the  club  added  to  its  invested 
funds  as  a  result.  At  the  meeting  following  thanks  were  extended  to  Mr. 
George  B.  Carpenter,  Miss  Jennie  Button,  Mrs.  D.  E.  Sasseen,  Lawrence 
Barrett,  George  Sweet,  Prof.  Seeboeck,  Thatcher,  Primrose  &  West,  the 
National  Printing  Company,  The  J.  M.  W.  Jones  Company,  and  Broad- 
way &  Treyser. 


JOSEPH    I!.    nfXI.OP.   PRESIDENT.    iSSj. 


CHAPTER   VI  — 1885. 


A  CAUCUS   was  held   in    December   for   the   purpose  of    nominating 
officers  to  serve  during   1885,  and   the   custom   has   been   followed 
since.      Such  caucuses,    however,  have   usually    been  rather  infor- 
mal affairs,  and  members  have  not  felt  called  upon  to  support  the  nominees. 
In  this  first  instance  the  ticket  was   well   supported,    but   was   defeated. 
There  were  three  tickets  in  the  field,  two  headed  by  Mr.  James  W.  Scott, 
and  a  third  by  Joseph    R.    Dunlop.      The    following  were  the  successful 
candidates: 

PRESIDENT: 

JOSEPH   K.  DUNLOP,    The  Into  Ocean. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

JOHN   M.  DANDY,  The  Saturday  Evening  Herald.          \V    M.  KNOX,   The  Daily  Xcws. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
RODNEY  WELCH,   77;,-  Times. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 
CHARLES  H.DENNIS,   The  Daily  Xews. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  TREASURER: 

W.   T.   HALL,   The  Tribune.  J.   li.   BRADWELL,   The  /.e?a'  .Ystas. 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS: 

EDGAR   L.  WAKEMAN,   The  Cut  rent.  W.  II.  HARPER,   The  Inter  Ocean. 

LEO  CANMAN,    The  Tribune.  ARNOLD   PIERCE,    The  Times. 

F.   O.   BENNETT,  At  Large. 

HOUSE  COMMITTEE: 

E.  R.  DILLINGHAM.  77;,'  Mail.  D.  E    SASSEEN,   The  Times. 

WALTER  NEEF,   The  Associated  Press. 

President  Dunlop  appointed  the  following  committees: 

Entertainment — J.  W.  Scott,  I.  M.  Dandy.  F.  E.  Johnson,  Washington  Hesing;.  C.  E. 
Nixon. 

library — M.  E.  Stone,  W.  K.  Sullivan,  J.  B.  Bradwell,  Charles  M.  Pepper.  Leancler 
Stone. 

risiting—  Charles  S.  Diehl,  N.  A.  Reed,  Jr.,  W.  T.  C.  Hyde. 

The  annual  reports  for  the  year  1884  showed  a  total  membership  of 
152  at  the  close  of  the  year,  twenty-four  members  having  been  dropped 
from  the  rolls  for  various  causes.  Of  the  152  members,  138  were  resident 

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and  active,  eleven  non-resident,  one  life,  and  two  honorary.  There  were 
twenty-three  new  members  elected  during  the  year,  and  three  members 
died.  The  report  of  the  retiring  treasurer,  J.  W.  Scott,  showed  receipts 
for  the  year  of  $3,916.50;  expenditures,  $3,581.53;  balance  on  hand, 
$334.97.  The  bonds  held  by  the  treasurer  amounted  to  $1,200,  so  that 
the  total  balance  in  the  club's  treasury  was  $1,534.97. 

In  April,  the  Board  of  Trade  moved  from  Washington  and  La  Salle 
streets  to  its  new  home  at  La  Salle  and  Jackson  streets,  and  celebrated 
the  event  by  a  banquet  at  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel,  at  which  President 
Dunlop,  of  the  club,  was  requested  to  respond  to  the  toast,  "The  Press." 

The  following  month  Mr.  Hall,  Recording  Secretary,  and  Mr.  Dennis, 
Financial  Secretary,  tendered  their  resignations,  and  the  vacancies  were 
subsequently  filled  by  the  election  of  R.  J-  Murphy  as  Recording  and  F. 
E.  Johnson  as  Financial  Secretary. 

In  June  a  large  number  of  Mexican  journalists  visited  Chicago,  and 
were  handsomely  entertained  by  the  club,  acting  for  the  Board  of  Trade, 
which  body  raised  a  considerable  sum  of  money  to  defray  the  expenses  of 
the  entertainment.  The  editors  and  their  friends  spent  three  days  in  the 
city,  and  were  delighted  with  the  hospitality  shown  them. 

On  their  return  to  Mexico  a  volume  descriptive  of  the  tour  was  pub- 
lished, and  the  Press  Club  was  warmly  praised  for  the  part  it  took  in 
making  the  stay  of  the  visitors  pleasant. 

Mr.  C.  D.  Mosher  made  group  pictures  of  these  visitors,  and  pre- 
sented the  club  with  a  set,  for  which  he  was  formally  thanked. 

June  25  announcement  was  made  of  the  death  of  Emery  A.  Storrs,  a 
leading  citizen  and  a  staunch  friend  of  the  club,  and  Messrs.  Leo  Canman, 
T.  Z.  Cowles  and  Henry  Wendell  Thomson  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  draft  resolutions  expressive  of  the  feelings  of  the  members.  They 
reported  the  following,  which  were  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  Mr.  Emery  A.  Storrs  the  press  of  Chicago  will  miss  a 
staunch  and  devoted  friend,  whose  conception  of  the  true  relations  of  the  press  and  of  public 
men  toward  each  other  might  well  serve  as  a  model  and  a  standard.  He  had  a  hearty  con- 
tempt for  the  fallacy  that  to  say  nothing  is  to  establish  a  reputation  for  superior  wisdom;  and 
in  recognition  of  the  binding  force  of  the  unwritten  law  that  whatever  the  public  wants  the 
public  is  entitled  to  have,  he  was  at  all  times  ready  and  willing  to  impart  information  that  was 
a  proper  subject  for  publication.  He  was  the  friend  of  the  interviewer,  and  did  much  toward 
popularizing  and  rendering  valuable  that  feature  of  journalism.  In  Mr.  Storrs  the  Press  Club 
of  Chicago  recognized  a  generous  friend  and  a  helper,  whose  voice  and  splendid  abilities  were 
at  all  times  at  the  club's  service.  Although  ineligible  to  membership,  he  stood  in  the  relation 
of  one  of  us,  in  the  sense  ot  his  hearty  sympathy  with  all  the  ends  and  aims  of  our  organ- 
ization. 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  spread  upon  the  records  of  this  club,  and  that  a 
copy  of  the  same  be  transmitted  by  the  Secretary  to  the  family  of  the  deceased. 

When  the  time  approached  for  the  sixth  annual  entertainment,  the 
committee,  consisting  of  J.  W.  Scott,  chairman,  J.  M.  Dandy,  F.  E. 


01 


L.    W1UTK    BU3BEV 


JOHN     FAY 


PAUL   C.  HULL 


THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  OS) 

Johnson,  Washington  Hesing,  and  Charles  E.  Nixon,  determined  to  outdo 
all  previous  attempts,  and  the  result  proved  their  efforts  were  successful. 
They  prepared  an  excellent  programme,  and  the  hall  was  crowded  with 
the  best  people  in  the  city.  Everything  moved  with  clock-like  precision, 
and  the  committee  merited  the  thanks  of  the  club,  which  were  voted  at 
the  subsequent  meeting.  The  programme  was  as  follows: 

PROGRAMME. 

ORGAN— "Offertoire  de  Ste.  Cecile,"        -        -  Batiste. 

HARRISON   M.  WILD. 


HUMOROUS  MONOLOGUE, 

JAMES  WHITCOMB   KILEY. 

MUSICALS, 

THE  WONDERFUL  MAGNANI  TROUPE. 
Courtesy  of  Kiralfy  Bros. 


LECTURE — "Advice  to  Young  Men,"   - 

ROBERT  J.   BURDETTE. 

BOLERO,  •    Aniiti. 

MISS  JENNIE  BUTTON. 

RECITATION — "Lasca,"  Desf  raize. 

SAMUEL  KAVZER. 

MONOLOGUE — "Artistic  Africa,"    - 

WILLIS  P.  SWEATXAM, 
Courtesy  of  Haverly's  Home  Minstrels. 

ARIA — From  "Le  Postilion  de  Lonjumeau,"       -----  Aiiam. 

FERDINAND  WACHTEL. 
Courtesy  of  Gustav  Amberg. 

RECITATION — "Antony  and  Cleopatra,"   -  Lytlc. 

W.  S.  HARKIXS. 
Courtesy  of  Louis  Aldrich. 

SWEDISH  LOVE  SONG,        -  h'jcrnclf. 

JOHN  E.  McWADE. 
Courtesy  of  J.  H.  Haverly. 


JAPANESE  POT-POURRI, 

THE  MADRIGAL   HOYS. 
Courtesy  of  J.  H.  Haverly. 

"Trr  WILLOW"— Song,  The  Mikado. 

LOUIS  DE  LANGE. 
Courtesy  of  C.  H.  Goodwin. 

ARIA — Prayer  from  "Der  Freischeutz,"   - 

MME.   FRANCKSKA   RABERG. 
Courtesy  of  Gustav  Amberg. 


70  THE    /'A' ESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

"OiiK  MAMMA,"  -        -  -        .    .   .        -        -  Tosti. 

MISS  MARIE  JANSEN. 
Courtesy  of  John  A.  McCaull. 

TOPICAL  TRIO — "Read  the  Answer  in  the  Stars,"  •  -         -         -  Cottrelly. 

MATHILDK   COTTRELLY,  GEORGE  C.   BONIFACE,  JR.,  AND 

DE  WOLF  HOPPER. 
Courtesy  of  John  A.  McCaull. 

Full  Orchestra  Accompaniment,  under  direction  of  HERR   DIETRICH. 

Courtesy  of  J.  M.  Hill. 
FRANK  T.  BAIRD,  'Accompanist. 

The  CHICAGO  PRESS  CLUB  desires  to  make  acknowledgment  for  the  continued 
courtesies  of  Mrs.  Geo.  li.  Carpenter,  lessee,  and  Mr.  Mihvard  Adams, 
manager  of  Central  Music  Hall;  also,  to  all  the  artists  par- 
ticipating in  the  programme. 

The  Weber  Piano  is  used  in  this  entertainment. 

* 

At  the  meeting  of  the  club  held  on  December  13,  1885,  the  deaths  of 
members  Frank  Cunningham  and  Charles  D.  Wright  were  reported.  After 
the  adoption  of  suitable  memorials  of  the  deceased,  Mr.  H.  F.  Boynton 
offered  a  resolution  to  the  effect  that  the  club  appoint  a  committee  of  five 
members  to  report  upon  the  feasibility  of  procuring  a  lot  in  a  local  ceme- 
tery, to  be  known  as  the  lot  of  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago,  in  which  all 
deceased  members  not  otherwise  provided  for  might  be  buried ;  also,  that 
the  committee  inquire  into  the  cost  of  a  suitable  shaft  to  mark  the  lot,  if 
one  were  secured.  The  resolution  was  adopted.  It  was  prompted  by  the 
offer  of  Mr.  John  R.  Bensley,  president  of  the  Mt.  Hope  cemetery,  to 
donate  a  lot  to  the  club.  The  committee  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the 
matter  consisted  of  Messrs.  H.  F.  Boynton,  T.  Z.  Cowles,  Leo  Canman. 
Win.  M.  Knox,  and  Judge  J.  B.  Bradwell. 


JOHN    F.    BAI.I.AXTYXK.    PRESIDENT,    ]886. 


CHAPTER    VII— 1886. 


THIS  year  was  not  as  productive    in    notable  events  as  that  of  its 
predecessor. 
The  annual  meeting  for  the  election  of  officers  was  held  January 
7,  1886.      Mr.  McGovern  withdrew  a  ticket  headed  by  James  W.  Scott,  of 
The  Herald  by  authority  of    the  latter.      The  polls  were  open  from  4  to  9 
o'clock,  p.  M.,  and   106   ballots  were  cast,   the   largest   number  since  the 
organization  of  the  club.      The  result  was  as  follows: 

PRESIDENT: 

JOHN  F.  BALLANTYNE,   The  Daily  Xeu's. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
T.  Z.   COWLFS,    'I'lic  Mirror  of  American   Sports. 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT.  THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

W.  A.  TAYLOR,    The  Herald.  WASHINGTON  HESING, 

Staats  Zeititng. 
FINANCIAL   SECRETARY: 

JOHN  J.    FULLER,    The  \alional  Car  Builder. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  TREASURER: 

W.  H.  HARPER,   The  Inter  Ocean.  LEO  CANMAN,   The  Tribune. 

HIKECTORS: 

JOHN  M.  DANDY,  Saturday  Evening  Hetald. 

R.   \V.  RANSOM,  The   Tribune.  W.  M.  KNOX,   The  .\~nvs. 

C.  A.  SNOWDEN,   The  Mail.  F.  B.  WII.KIK,    The   Times. 

HOUSE  COMMITTEE: 

WALTER   NEEK,   Western  Associated  Press. 
FRED  B.  STEVENSON,  The  Sun,  C.  F.  BLAKEI.Y,  Blakely  Printing  Co. 

After  the  tellers  had  announced  the  result,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Dandy, 
the  election  of  the  successful  ticket  was  declared  unanimous. 

The  new  officers,  with  the  exception  of  President  Ballantyne,  who 
was  absent  in  New  Orleans  at  the  time  of  his  election,  were  installed  at  a 
special  meeting,  January  17.  The  outgoing  Treasurer  made  a  supple- 
mental report,  and  the  Financial  Secretary  gave  an  account  of  his  able 

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74  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF         1C  A  GO. 

and  excellent  stewardship.  The  Treasurer's  report  showed  receipts  of 
$5,174.22  for  the  year;  expenditures,  $4,744. 13;  balance  on  hand,  $430.09; 
permanent  fund,  $2,000;  total  balance,  $2,430.09. 

Mr.  Frank  E.  Johnson  was  added  to  the  Art  Committee — Messrs. 
Magee,  McGovern  and  Cowles — to  procure  a  portrait  of  the  retiring  presi- 
dent. 

February  14,  1886,  President  Ballantyne  was  duly  installed  in  office. 
The  Board  of  Directors  reported  having  organized,  with  John  M. 
Dandy  as  chairman  and  W.  M.  Knox  as  secretary.  The  committee 
recommended  the  resumption  of  Saturday  evening  receptions,  which  had 
been  allowed  to  lapse  for  a  time.  It  was  reported  that  a  recent  lecture  by 
Col.  Charles  Chaille  Long,  under  the  auspices  of  the  club,  was  a  pro- 
nounced success. 

March  14  President  Ballantyne  appointed  the  following  standing 
committees: 

Library  Committee— H.  F.  Boynton,  J.  F.  Henderson,  R.  J.  Murphy. 

Entertainment  Committee—  Franc  B.  Wilkie,   H.  M.  Hunt,   E.  J.  Mcl'helim,   Charles  E. 
Nixon,  Harry  \V.  Snyder. 

Reception  Commit/ft — John    McGovern,  H.   F.  Boynton,  J.  M.  Dandy,  H.  W.  Thomson, 
J.  W.  Scott. 

I'isiting  Commit/it — F.  O.  Bennett,  J.  C.  Bundy,  G.  A.  Babbitt. 

April  ii  the  club  decided,  by  resolution,  that  it  was  the  intent  and 
meaning  of  the  constitution,  in  defining  eligibility,  that  in  the  class  of 
"regular  contributors"  to  the  press  should  be  included  all  artists  who 
illustrate  thoughts  in  pictorial  form  for  the  publications  of  Chicago. 

The  Library  Committee  submitted  reports  acknowledging  the  receipt 
of  twenty-two  volumes  from  A.  C.  McClurg,  eleven  from  Belford,  Clarke 
&  Co.,  and  a  large  number  of  valuable  books  from  Harper  &  Brothers,  and 
recommended  that  suitable  notices  be  published.  The  committee  also 
set  forth  that  the  growth  of  the  library  and  the  acquisition  of  valuable 
books  had  progressed  so  favorably  that  it  would  be  wise  to  have  cases 
with  glass  doors  and  locks  constructed,  and  recommended  their  purchase. 

The  club  extended  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  publishers,  and  also  to  the 
Chicago  Safe  and  Lock  Co.,  for  a  beautiful  and  valuable  safe;  to  W.  W. 
Kimball  for  a  Hallet  &  Davis  piano;  to  The  Daily  News,  The  Legal  News, 
The  Chicago  Herald,  The  Hotel  World,  and  The  Saturday  Evening  Herald 
for  advertising  favors,  and  to  John  J.  Fuller,  the  Financial  Secretary, 
for  his  unceasing  efforts  in  the  interests  of  the  club,  and  all  of  these 
formal  acknowledgments  were  spread  upon  the  records. 

May  9,  1886,  Vice-President  Cowles  presided,  and  Treasurer  Canman 
reported  receipts  for  the  year,  to  date,  $1,841.81.  Mr.  Boynton,  of  the 
Library  Committee,  reported  the  receipt  of  twenty-four  volumes  from  Har- 
per &  Brothers.  The  club  was  free  from  debt. 


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The  deaths  of  Prof.  John  Frazer  and  Henry  Wendell  Thomson  were 
reported  and  suitable  action  was  taken. 

Messrs.  Robert  J.  Burdette  and  Col.  Charles  ChaiHe1  Long  were 
elected  honorary  members. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  club  was  held  on  September  3,  for  the  elec- 
tion of  two  directors  and  a  Treasurer,  to  fill  vacancies  caused  by  resigna- 
tions. The  result  of  the  election  was  as  follows:  Treasurer,  James  W. 
Scott;  Directors,  Henry  F.  Boynton,  The  Inter  Ocean;  Hugh  Hume,  The 
Inter  Ocean. 

At  the  meeting  of  September  12,  Mr.  Boynton  tendered  his  resigna- 
tion as  a  director,  because  he  did  not  approve  of  two  directors  being 
elected  from  the  same  paper. 

The  seventh  annual  entertainment  was  given  Monday  evening, 
November  i,  at  Central  Music  Hall.  It  was  a  pleasing  and  popular  one. 
Following  is  the 


PROGRAMME. 


i.     ORGAN  SOLO — Variations  in  A, 


LOUIS  FALK. 


2.  REMARKS — The  Use  and  Abuse  of  I'ugilism, 

BILL    NYE. 

/  fl,  Mennetto,  in  G, 

3.  PIANO  SOLO  <  b.  Nocturne  (Op.  37,  No.  2), 

'  f,  Neapolitaine, 

MLLE.  CONSTANCE  MOZARRA, 

4.  CHILD  SKETCH — "Orphant  Annie," 

JAMES  WHITCOMB  RILEY. 


5.     SONG, 


HERR  OTTO   RATHJENS. 
Courtesy  of  Amberg  Thalia  Opera  Company. 

,   i. — Fantasia  on  Russian  Airs, 

6.  VIOLIN  SOLO  -'        (  a.  Nocturne, 

'  '•  '(  I',  Dervish  Dance, 

HERR  PAUL  STOEVING. 
Piano  Accompaniment  by  MLLE.  MOZARRA. 

7.  READING— The  Little  Wharf  Rat, 

MISS  EMMA  liOHHITT. 

S.     MONOLOGUE — Musical    Memories, 

MR.   FRANK  LINCOLN. 


9.     AIR — Thema  und  Variazionen, 


Hesse. 


Original. 


Moszkou'sky. 

Chopin . 

Lissl. 


Origins/. 


Schubert. 


Wicniau'ski. 

Chopin-  Sarasate. 

Stoeving. 


Derrick  Doit,/. 


Original. 


Hfinrich  Proch. 


MISS  LILY  RUNALS. 


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10.     EPISODE — Reprimanding  a  Boy,  Original. 

KILL  NVK. 

n.     SONG — The  Desert,    -  -         Pinsuti. 

IMPERIAL    QUARTETTE. 

12.  HOOSIER  DIALECT — "Nothin"  to  Say,"  -    Original. 

JAMES  WHITCOMI!  RILEV. 

13.  INSTRUMENTAL— El  Guria  (Waltz),  -    D.  GradaJo. 

FLORENTINE  MANDOLIN  ORCHESTRA. 

14.  SONG — A  Dream,  Robin. 

MISS  CARRIE  GODFREY. 
Courtesy  of  Thompson  Opera  Company. 

The  entertainment  was  successful  in  every  respect,  and  was  the  clos- 
ing event  of  general  interest  in  the  history  of  the  club  for  the  year. 


JAMES    W.    SCOTT,    PRESIDENT,    1887-8-9. 


CHAPTER  VIII— 1887. 


'1TH  the  coming  of  1887  there  was  a  desire  to  have  an  energetic 
administration  and  the  name  of  Mr.  ].  \V.  Scott,  of  The  Herald, 
was  again  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  presidency.  It 
found  favor  with  all,  and  a  ticket  was  agreed  upon,  and  elected  without 
opposition,  January  6,  1887.  The  ticket  was  composed  of  the  following 
gentlemen : 

PRESIDENT: 
JAMESW.  SCOTT,  The  Herahi. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOSH  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

WM.  PEXX  NIXON,   Tin- Inter  Ocean.  \V.    K.   SUI.I.IVAX,   The  Evening  Journal. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
JOHN  XI.  DANDY,   The  Saturday  Evening  Herald. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 
HENRY  XI.  HUXT,  //tint's  .Yew's  Bureau. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  TREASURER: 

DAVID   E.   SASSEEX.  GEORGE  SCHNEIDER. 

DIRECTORS: 

R.  \V.  RANSOM,  The  Tribune.  T.  Z.  COWLES,  The  Times.  E.  H.  TAI.BOT,  The  Kaihcay  A^e. 
CHAS.  M.  FAYE,   The  Daily  Xews.     J.  J.  WEST,   The  Evening  Mail. 

HOUSE    COMMITTEE: 

P.ui.  C.  Hn.l.,   The  Daily  Xews.       JOHN  PRATT,  The  Tribune.       A.  C.  THOMAS, 

The  Associated  Press. 

President  Scott  appointed  the  following  committees  for  1887: 

Entertainment— C.  A.  Snowden,  II.  B.  Smith,  Walton  Perkins,  J.  J.  Fuller,  Sam  V. 
Steele. 

Library — E.  A.  Calkins,  H.  F".  Boynton,  E.  P.  Yining. 

Keception—]rM.  F.  Ballantyne,  Col.  J.  C.  Bundy,  T.  '/..  Cowles,  J.  B.  Jeffery,  John 
E.  Wilkie. 

J'isifi/i.? — John  McGovern,  W.  A.  Taylor.  J.  Harry  Ballard. 

On  the  evening  of  January  6,  1887,  a  reception  was  given  in  the  club 
rooms  to    Mr.    Wilson    Barrett   and    Miss  Eastlake,  the   eminent    English 

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actors.  The  rooms  were  crowded  and  a  most  interesting  and  enjoyable 
evening  was  spent.  Subsequently  Mr.  Barrett  presented  the  club  with 
a  fine  portrait  of  himself. 

At  the  regular  meeting,  held  January  9,  1887,  the  newly  elected  offi- 
cers were  duly  installed.  The  reports  of  the  Financial  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  showed  receipts  $5,806.19,  and  expenditures  $5,205.06,  leaving 
a  balance  of  $601.13  'n  tne  °lub  treasury.  Mr.  Boynton  of  the  library 
committee  reported  the  receipt  of  one  hundred  and  forty  volumes  during 
the  year,  and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  McGovern,  was  tendered  a  vote  of  thanks 
by  the  club  for  his  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  library.  Mr.  Hunt  of  the  enter- 
tainment committee  reported  that  the  receipts  were  $1,508.50,  and  the 
expenses  $477.36;  net  profit  $1.031. 14.  Mr.  J.  J.  West  was  credited  with 
having  sold  the  largest  number  of  tickets,  250,  and  was  given  a  vote  of 
thanks.  There  were  forty-seven  new  members  elected  during  the  year,  but 
forty  of  the  old  members  had  either  resigned  or  been  dropped  from  the 
rolls.  Messrs.  T.  Z.  Cowles  and  R.  W.  Ransom  tendered  their  resignations 
as  Directors,  and  they  were  accepted. 

At  the  meeting  held  January  23,  Mr.  George  Schneider,  a  life  member 
of  the  club,  presented  a  five  dollar  greenback,  series  A,  No.  i,  to  the  club 
as  a  curiosity.  It  has  been  framed  and  is  carefully  preserved.  One  or 
two  other  bills  said  to  be  the  original  No.  i  have  turned  up  since,  but 
none  has  been  able  to  maintain  its  rights  to  priority  over  that  held  by  the 
club.  One  was  sent  to  Washington  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  its 
identity  as  the  only  Simon  pure  original  No.  i,  but  the  treasury  authorities 
stamped  "counterfeit"  across  it  and  returned  the  paper  to  the  owner.  In 
February  of  this  year,  Mr.  Paul  C.  Russell,  a  member  of  the  club,  was 
killed  by  being  thrown  under  the  cars  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad. 
At  the  meeting  February  21,  Messrs.  H.  W.  Snyder,  John  E.  Wilkie  and 
John  J.  Fuller  were  named  as  a  committee  on  resolutions  of  respect  to  the 
memory  of  Mr.  Russell.  Suitable  floral  tributes  were  ordered  sent  to  the 
residence,  and  H.  M.  Hunt,  Hill  C.  Smyth  and  D.  E.  Sasseen  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  procure  the  same.  The  pall-bearers  named 
were  Messrs.  J.  J.  Fuller,  Harry  Manning,  W.  T.  C.  Hyde,  F.  B.  Wilkie, 
W.  M.  Knox  and  Fred  B.  Stevenson. 

Notice  was  received  by  the  club  from  E.  S.  Clark,  Secretary  of  the 
Press  Club  of  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico,  that  C.  M.  Ostrander,  a  member 
of  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago,  was  sick  in  that  city  and  in  distress.  On 
motion  of  Mr.  Cowles,  the  club  voted  to  send  Mr.  Ostrander  a  draft  for 
$50.  At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  club  held  April  g,  1887,  the  members 
were  grieved  by  the  news  from  Phoenix,  Arizona,  that  C.  M.  Ostrander 
had  died  a  few  days  before.  Suitable  resolutions  were  passed  by  the  club 
to  the  memory  of  M'r.  Ostrander. 

The  death  of  Mr.  William  Colebrook,  an  old  member  of  the  club,  was 


CHARLKS    E.     NIXON 


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also  announced,  and  resolutions  of  respect  were  passed.  Messrs.  F.  B. 
Wilkie,  T.  Z.  Cowles,  J.  J.  Fuller,  H.  M.  Hunt,  H.  J.  Bohn  and  J.  F. 
Ballantyne  were  appointed  a  committee  to  represent  the  club  at  Mr. 
Colebrook's  funeral. 

At  the  regular  meeting  held  May  8,  1887,  a  report  was  made  by  the 
monument  committee  to  the  effect  that  the  Chicago  Architectural  Sketch 
Club  had  submitted  several  designs  for  a  Press  Club  monument.  At  this 
meeting  John  R.  Walsh,  Esq.,  was  elected  a  life  member  of  the  club. 
Notice  of  the  death  of  Mr.  James  F.  Small,  a  member  of  the  club, 
was  given,  and  Mr.  McGovern  presented  resolutions  of  respect,  which 
were  unanimously  adopted. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  club  held  June  12,  1887,  the  subject  of  a  series 
of  lectures  under  the  auspices  of  the  club  was  discussed.  The  resigna- 
tion of  C.  M.  Faye  from  the  Board  of  Directors  was  received  and  accepted. 

At  the  meeting  held  September  n,  Mr.  J.  K.  Allen,  of  The  Sanitary 
News,  was  unanimously  elected  a  Director  to  fill  vacancy. 

At  the  meeting  held  November  13,  1887,  it  was  voted  to  give  the 
annual  entertainment  on  the  evening  of  Monday,  December  5,  and  Presi- 
dent Scott  reported  that  he  had  procured  the  consent  of  Messrs.  Bill  Nye 
and  James  Whitcomb  Riley  to  appear  for  the  entertainment.  It  was 
found  impossible  to  make  the  date  suitable  for  these  gentlemen,  and 
their  offer  was  deferred  to  another  occasion.  The  programme  for  the 
entertainment  was  as  follows: 

PROGRAMME. 

1.  OR<;AX  FANTASIE — "Old  Folks  at  Home,"  Flagler. 

MR.    LOUIS  FAI.K. 

2.  "A  WARRIOR  BOLD,"  /.  A.  West. 

LOTUS   QUARTETTE. 

3.  "Tompkins'  Silver  Wedding," 

MR.    H.  C.   BARXABEE. 

(  (a)  BorRREE,  Bach-Hyllestftt. 

"*'     i  (fi)  POLONAISE        -  -  Chopin. 

MR.   AUGUST    HVLLESTED. 

5.  CHE  FARO  SENZA  EI-RIDICK,  Cluck. 

JESSIE  BARTLETT    DAVIS. 

6.  FAfST  FANTASIE,  M'ieniawski 

MR.   CARL  MILD. 
Accompanied  by  Mrs.  Hild. 

7.  IMITATIONS,  -  Original. 

MR.   MARSHALL    1'.  WILDER. 


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INTERMISSION. 


S      VITTORIO  Mio  CORE, 


Carrissiiiutii . 


MR.  L.  GASTON  GOTTSCHALK. 


9.     BARDIC  FANTASIA  ON  IRISH  AIRS,  F.  Ckatterton. 

Introducing  enharmonic  effects  possible  only  to  the  harp. 

MME.    TOSEPIIIXE   CHATTERTOX. 


10.     AVF.  MARIA, 


1 1 .     SONG, 


MRS.   ANNA  DONEY, 
Violin  and  Piano  Accompaniment  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hild. 

MR.  vv.  H.  MACDOXALD. 


Ch,  Gounod. 


Sflfcteit. 


12.     OH!  LUCIE  PI  QUEST  AMMA, 

MISS  JULIET  CORDEX. 


13.     MONOLOGUE, 


Original. 


MR.   MARSHAL  P.  WILDER. 


14.  By  courtesy  of  the  Messrs.  John,  James  and  George  Gorman,  proprietors,  and  Fred  E. 
Wright,  manager,  GORMAN'S  SPECTACULAR  MINSTRELS  in  the  new  erratic 
extravaganza,  entitled 

"THE   GOLDEX   BALL." 
This  entertainment  was  a  great  success  in  every  way. 


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CHAPTER    IX— 1888. 


THE  ninth  annual  election  was    held   in    January,    1888,  and  the  fol- 
lowing ticket  was  unanimously  elected,  there  being  no  opposition. 
It  was  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  club  that  a  president  had 
been    reelectecl : 

I'RESIDENT: 
JAMES  \V.    SCOTT,    The  Herald. 

VICE- PRESIDENTS: 

FRANK  S.   BLALN,    The  Inter  Ocean.  CLINTON   B.  SNOWDEN,   The  Times. 

JOHN    K.   ALLEN,    The  American  Advertiser. 

TREASURER. 
GEORGE    SCHNEIDER,     Banker. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY.  SECRETARY. 

JOHN   B.   WALDO,   Commercial  Bulletin.  HOMER  J.  CARR,    The  Tribune. 

DIRECTORS: 

HENRY  F.   BOYXTON,    The  Inter  Ocean.  OPIE  P.  READ,    The  Arkansaw  Traveler. 

FRED  A.  MALI.ERY,  The  News.  ERVIN  B.  HAWKINS,  The  Tribune. 

EDWARD  L.  STEWART. 

At  the  regular  meeting  February  9,  President  Scott  announced  the 
appointment  of  the  following  standing  committees: 

Entertainment  Committee — Henry  M.  Hunt,  Chairman;  John  M.  Dandy,  Charles 
E.  Nixon,  \Vm.  M.  Meredith,  Paul  Hull. 

Reception  Committee — John  McGovern,  Chairman;  Col.  J.  C.  Bundy,  Seymour 
Kisch,  M.  B.  Gibbs,  T.  Z.  Cowles. 

Library  Committee—  \V.  H.  Freeman,  Chairman;  John  Willy,  Wm.  H.  Strong. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  club  held  January  8,  Messrs.  W.  M.  Knox,  John 
McGovern  and  W.  H.  Freeman  were  appointed  a  committee  to  revise  the 
constitution.  At  the  meeting  held  February  9,  the  committee  on  constitu- 
tion reported,  and  a  lengthy  discussion  of  the  report  followed,  resulting 
in  the  matter  being  deferred  to  the  next  monthly  meeting. 

It  was  deemed  advisable  that  the  club  give  an  extra  entertainment, 
especially  as  Messrs.  Xye  and  Riley  had  so  cordially  tendered  their  serv- 
ices. The  Directors  carried  out  the  wishes  of  the  club,  and  on  Wednes- 

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day  evening,  February   15,  1888,  at    Central    Music    Hall,  a  very  memor- 
able entertainment  was  given,  with  the  following 

PROGRAMME: 

1.  ORGAN—  March  1-antastic  (Bargifl).  LOUIS  FAI.K. 

2.  DIALECT  STUDY  -        -     JAMES  WIIITCOMB  RILEY. 

3.  MONOLOGUE,  -        -        -         BILL  NYE. 

4.  "HARK!  THE  TRUMPET"  (DuJley  Buck).     -  LOTUS    QUARTETTE. 

5.  CHARACTER  POEM,        -  JAMES  WHITCOMB  RILEY. 

6.  "As  IT  WERE,"        -  BILL  NYE. 

7.  "OLD  KENTUCKY  HOME,"      -        -        -  LOTUS  QUARTETTE. 
S.  IMPERSONATIONS,        -        -                                   -      JAMES  WHITCOMB  RILEY. 
9.  IN  CONCLUSION,  -        -        -         BILL  NYE. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  club  held  March  n,  1888,  the  Financial  Secretary 
reported  that  the  receipts  for  February,  including  the  Nye  and  Riley 
entertainment,  were  $1,702,  and  the  expenditures  $670.80,  leaving  a 
balance  of  $1,031.22  in  bank,  with  all  bills  paid.  Messrs.  Nye  and  Riley 
were  elected  honorary  members  of  the  organization. 

The  club  now  entered  upon  a  season  of  prosperity  that  was  unparal- 
leled in  its  history.  President  Scott  reported  that  the  Directors  had 
decided  to  improve  the  club  rooms.  The  committee  on  constitution 
reported  the  revised  document,  and  it  was  adopted  after  some  revision  by 
the  club.  On  motion  of  Mr.  Boynton,  the  club  voted  to  publish  the  con- 
stitution and  the  history  of  the  club,  and  President  Scott  appointed  Mr. 
Henry  F.  Boynton  a  committee  on  publication.  The  club  rooms  were 
filled  with  members,  and  President  Scott  announced  that  the  next  meeting 
of  the  club  would  be  held  at  the  Sherman  House,  as  the  rooms  were  to  be 
dismantled  at  once.  Mr.  Paul  Blouet,  "MaxO'Rell,"  was  the  guest  of 
the  club  on  this  closing  Sunday  in  the  old  rooms,  and  a  social  session  was 
enjoyed  as  a  farewell  to  the  old  home  in  its  existing  condition. 

April  8,  1888,  the  club  met  at  the  Sherman  House.  President  Scott 
announced  that  Mr.  David  Henderson,  of  the  Chicago  Opera  House,  had 
tendered  the  use  of  his  theater  for  a  Sunday  evening  during  April  for  the 
benefit  of  the  club.  The  offer  was  accepted  for  Sunday  evening,  April  22, 
but  subsequently  the  date  was  changed,  as  it  was  deemed  improper  for  the 
club  to  give  an  entertainment  on  the  Sabbath.  The  club  voted  to 
give  the  first  reception  in  the  new  rooms  to  the  newspaper  fraternity, 
another  formal  reception  to  be  given  the  same  week  as  a  house-warming. 

The  death  of  Leander  Stone,  Esq.,  was  reported  to  the  club,  and  Mr. 
F.  B.  Wilkie  was  appointed  a  committee  to  draft  suitable  resolutions. 

A  special  matinee  was  given  at  the  Chicago  Opera  House  Thursday, 
April  26,  1888,  and  was  a  grand  success.  The  programme,  a  most  excel- 
lent one,  was  as  follows: 


CIIAKI.KS    Kl'fiKNE    BANKS 


W.    S.    WALKER 


BT^  I 


T.   O.    THOMPSON 


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PROGRAMME. 

1.  OVERTURE — Rienzi  (the  Last   of  the  Tribunes),  Wagner. 

CHICAGO  OPERA  HOUSE  ORCHESTRA  (conducted  by  MR.  RICHARD  MADDERS). 

2.  MR.   AND   MRS.   GEORGE   S.    KNIGHT, 

(By  kind  permission  of  Manager  HARRY  HAMI.IN)  in  the  second  act  of  their  great  play, 

"BARON    RUDOLPH" 

WITH    THE  FOLLOWING  CAST: 

Rudolph  Wiegand,  Baron  von  Hollenstein,  Mr.  Geo.  S.  Knight. 

\Vhitworth  Lawrence,  a  Man  of  Iron  and  Gold  Mr.  John  Burk. 

Gen.  Benj.  Metcalf,  a  Man  of  Lawand  Love,  Mr.  Bernard  Dillyn. 

Judge  Merrybone,  a  Man  of  Justice  and  Fun,  -     Mr.  Will  C.  Sampson. 

Geoffrey  Brown,  a  Man  of  Tender  Years,  Mr.  15.  F.  Grinnell. 

Allen  -     |  i  -         -  Mr.  Samuel  Ryan 

r  Professional    Men,  -  .-. 

Owen         -  j  (      "  "       Mr.  B.  B.  Cromby. 

The  County  Sheriff   the  Right  Man  in  the  Right  Place  Mr.  Hartley  McCullum. 

John  Henry  Thomas,  a  Footman,  Mr.  Charles  L.    Webster. 

Bill  Overdeck,  a  Man  who  has  a  Memory,  -     Mr.  John  B.  Dillon. 

John  Wilson,  a  Workman,  Mr.  Richard  Reab. 

Herr  Louis  von  Zelner,         -      /   Foreign  Gentlemen,  Agents  (       -       Mr.   John    H.  Jackson. 

Herr  Otto  Breau,     -         -           f  of  the  Hollenstein  Estates,  |               Mr.    William    Jeffries. 

Rhoda,  who  Loves  and  Suffers,  -       Miss  Florida  A  bell. 

Ernestine,  a  Baby,  a  Girl,  and  a  Woman,  Miss    Rosita   Worrell. 

Mrs.  Nellie  Dashwood,  a  Young  Widow,     -  Mrs.  George  S.  Knight. 
Iron  Founders,  Police  Officers,  etc.,         -             SCENE — Lawrence  Mansion,  Lawrenceburg. 

3.  VIOLIN  SOLO — Fantasie  Brilliante   (Othello),  Rossini-Ernst. 

MR.   THEODORE    MARTIN. 

^.     SONG — Open  Thy  Lattice, 

MISS    ANNIE     MYERS. 

5.  THE  COOPER'S  SONG,  from  "Boccaccio,"  Von  Sufpt. 

MR.  DIGBY    BELL. 

6.  RECITATION — The  Little  Hero.  Matthcson. 

MR.  R.  A.  ROBERTS. 
By  kind  permission  of  Manager  DANIEL  SHEI.HV. 

i  (  a.  Two  Grenadiers,  i 

'      SONC.S —  ',,,•,.  -  -  - 

I  l>,  Birdie,  [ 

MR.  DEWOLF  HOPPER. 

8.  RECEPTION, 

MISS  MABEL  BERT. 

9.  SONG— Dein  Gedenk  Up  Margarithe,  Myer-HelmunJ. 

MR.    HUBERT   \VII.KIE. 

10.     MR.  EDDIE  KOY,  in  his  Famous  Specialties. 


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11.  SONG — Love  is  but  a  Faded  Flower,  Von  Suppe. 

MISS   MARION    MANOLA. 

12.  MLLE.   BKAMBILLA,  Premiere  Danseuse. 

13.  CORNET  SOLO — The  Volunteers.  Rogers. 

(Descriptive  of  the  yacht  race  between  the  Volunteer  and  Thistle.) 
MR.    JAMES  LLEWELLYN. 

14.  MISS  KATE  CLAXTON  and  MR.  CHAS.  A.  STEVENSON". 

In  the  fourth  act  of  their  great  play 

"THE   WORLD   AGAINST    HER" 

(By  kind  permission  of  Managers  MORTON   and   I'KRI.F.V), 

WITH   THE   FOLLOWING  CAST: 

Jennie  Clegg,  May  Contee. 

Lucy  Danvers,  Leslie  Tillson. 

Sallie  Millet,  -         Alice  Leigh. 

Liz  Markland,  -       Maude  Horsford. 

Mary,  Loie  Collier. 

Annie,   Madge's  Child,  -       Daisy  Luby. 

Madge   Carlton,  Kate   Claxton. 

Gilbert  Blair,  an  Ironfounder,  -     Arthur  Forrest. 

Mr.  Danvers,  a  Speculator,         -  T.   Edward   Hall. 

Harold  Vernon,  his  Nephew.         -  -       Payson  Mackaye. 

Simon  Clegg,  -      Palmer  Collins. 

Bob  Millett,  a  Showman,  E.   A.  Eagleton. 

Dick  Markland,  a  Coiner,       -  -          -      R.  N.  Hickman. 

Hesslop,  a  Detective,         -  -         -        Edgar  Drew. 
Ned  Markland  (Twelve-year  old  son  of  Liz  and  Dick,  adopted  by  Sallie),  Master  Frank  Dean. 

T  awaits,  -      Edward  Short. 

James  Carlton  (Foreman  of    Blair's  Iron  Works),  Charles    A.  Stevenson. 


The  artists  of  the  McCaull  Opera  Company,  by  kind  permission  of  Colonel  JNO.  A.  McC.\ri,l., 
and  DAVID  HENDERSON,  Director  Chicago  Opera  House. 


Musical  Directors — ADOLF  NOWAK,  RICHARD   MADDERN. 
Stage  Manager — HERHF.RT  A.  CRIPPS. 


The  Press  Club  of  Chicago  wishes  to  express  to  Mr.  David  Henderson,  Director  of  the 
Chicago  Opera  House,  its  appreciation  of  his  courtesy  in  tendering  his  theater  for  this  enter- 
tainment. 

At  the  regular  meeting  held  May  13  the  Financial  Secretary  reported 
a  net  profit  of  $569.51  on  the  Opera  House  matinee.  This  made  the  cash 
balance  in  the  bank  $2,276.20.  The  Directors,  under  the  leadership  of 
President  Scott,  had  completely  changed  the  club  rooms,  refurnishing 
and  redecorating  the  entire  floor,  from  front  to  rear,  besides  securing 
rooms  for  a  restaurant  on  the  floor  below.  The  entire  expenditure  did  not 
exceed  $2,000.  It  was  decided  to  give  the  "stag"  reception,  to  journalists 


JOHN   MCUUVGHN 


S.    F.   NORTON 


H.   II.    KOHLSAAT 


TJIE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  U7 

only,  before  the  formal  house-warming,  and  on  Wednesday  evening,  May  2, 
the  rooms  were  filled  with  gentlemen  of  the  newspaper  profession.  They  were 
delighted,  and  the  result  of  the  reception  was  the  posting  of  nearly  twenty 
applications  for  membership.  On  the  following  Saturday  evening,  May  5, 
the  formal  house-warming  reception  was  given,  and  about  five  hundred  of 
the  leaders  of  the  social  and  professional  world  were  entertained.  It  was 
an  era  in  the  history  of  the  club  long  to  be  remembered. 

The  club  tendered  Mr.  Seymour  Kisch  a  vote  of  thanks  for  a  hand- 
some gift  of  the  Encyclopedia  Britannica.  At  the  meeting  held  May  13 
the  resignations  of  Directors  F.  A.  Mallery  and  E.  B.  Hawkins  were 
received,  as  Mr.  Mallery  had  left  the  city,  and  Mr.  Hawkins  could  not 
give  the  time  necessary  to  discharge  the  duties  of  the  office.  The  President 
announced  that  at  the  next  monthly  meeting  the  vacancies  would  be  filled 
by  the  election  of  two  Directors.  Messrs.  Scott  and  Wilkie  were  named  a 
committee  to  prepare  an  amendment  regarding  the  admission  of  associate 
members. 

On  June  7,  at  the  regular  meeting,  the  constitution  as  amended  was 
finally  adopted.  Several  new  members  were  elected.  Resolutions  of  re- 
spect to  the  memory  of  Leander  J.  Stone  were  adopted.  Montgomery  B. 
Gibbs  of  The  News  and  John  S.  Richardson  of  The  Times  were  elected 
Directors  to  fill  vacancies. 

President  Scott  reported  that  the  restaurant  attachment  which  had 
been  put  in  had  proved  a  great  success.  It  was  voted  to  tender  the  use  of 
the  club  rooms  to  the  Press  Committee  of  the  National  Republican  Conven- 
tion. Also  to  give  a  reception  to  visiting  journalists  on  Tuesday  evening, 
June  19.  In  accordance  with  this  action  the  National  Press  Committee 
occupied  the  rooms,  and  the  tickets  to  the  National  Convention  of  1888 
were  issued  from  the  Press  Club.  A  reception  was  given  the  visiting  jour- 
nalists, the  assemblage  being  a  most  brilliant  and  congenial  one.  It 
was  the  first  of  its  kind  ever  held  in  this  country  at  a  National  Conven- 
tion. There  were  gathered  in  the  rooms  representatives  from  all  the 
leading  journals  in  America,  and  the  speeches  and  other  entertainment 
will  long  be  remembered  by  those  fortunate  enough  to  be  present. 

The  annual  entertainment  this  year  was  given,  as  usual,  at  Central 
Music  Hall,  on  the  evening  of  December  7,  and  was  a  thoroughly  artistic 
and  enjoyable  affair.  The  people  crowded  the  house,  and  the  club  netted 
about  $2,000.  Following  is  the 

PROGRAMME. 

1.  OKGAN — Fantasie  on  themes  from  "Faust,"  Gounod-Eddy. 

CLARENCE  EDDY. 

(  a  "Serenade,"  -----------     Ilodn's. 

2.  SONG  -:  ,  ,    „    .        ,, 

I  b       I  he  Sparrow  s   1  witter,  -       Otto. 

WEBER  QUARTKTTK. 


98  THE    PKESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

3.  RECITATION  \  "  "L°Ve  !"  °yster  Hay/>  W'  l~ 

(b  Scene  from  "The  1  ale  of  Two  Cities,"          -  Dickens. 

A.   P.   BURBANK. 

4.  VIOLIN  SOLO — "Andante  and  Shcrzo," David. 

MISS  OLL1E  TORBETT. 
By  courtesy  of  J.  B.  Pond. 

5.  BARITONE  SOLO— "The  Palms,"        --------  four,: 

SIGNOR  TAGLIAPIETRA. 
By  courtesy  of  J.  B.  Pond. 

6.  MUSICAL  READING—  "Minuette,"         - Co/this. 

MISS  EDITH    PONU. 
By  courtesy  of  J.  B.  Pond. 

7.  SONG — Air  and  Variations,         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -        ..         -  Prodi. 

MISS  ANNA   SMITH. 
(Her  second  appearance  in  America  ) 

S.     SONG — "Fond  Heart,  Farewell!"  ---._.     Hope  Temple. 

EUGENE   OUD1N. 
By  kind  permission  of  Col.  John  A.  McCaull. 

q.     WHISTLING  AIR — "II  Bacio,"  ,  -  Arditi. 

MRS.   ALICE  J.  SHA\V. 
By  courtesy  of  J.  B.  Pond. 

INTERMISSION, 


10.     PROF.  HARTL'S  VIENNESE  LADY  FENCERS. 

By  kind  permission  of  the  Eden  Musee. 

1.  Au  MUR,  -   Executed  by  eight  Ladies. 

2.  LESSON  AND  ATTACK  WITH  FOILS. 

Miss  Anna  Brantsch  and  Prof.  J.  Hartl. 

3.  ATTACKS  WITH  FOILS. 

Misses  Emilie  Walters  and  Ida  de  Somogyi. 
Misses  Lina  Reinle  and  Pauline  Ilolzknecht. 

4.  FOIL  FENCING  IN  LINE.  By  eight  Ladies. 

5.  ATTACKS  WITH  SWORDS  AND  DAGGERS. 

Misses  Pauline  Ilolzknecht  and  Leopoldine  IJrantsch. 
Misses  Marie  Scherer  and  Mathilde  Vagemann. 

6.  LESSON  AND  ATTACK  WITH  BOTH  HANDS. 

Misses  Leopoldine  Brantsch  and   Mathilde  Vagemann, 
contra  Prof.  J.  Hartl. 


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7.     ATTACKS  WITH  SABERS. 

Misses  Lina  Reinle  and  Leopoldine  Brantsch. 
Misses  Mathiltle  Vagemann  and  Marie  Scherer. 

S.     SAISER  FENCING  IN  LINE,  l!y  eight  Ladies. 

9.     LESSON  AND  ATTACK  WITH  SABERS. 

Miss  Anna  Brantsch  and  Prof.  J.  Hartl. 

Colors  Worn  by  the  Viennese  Lady  Fencers. — Miss  Anna  Brantsch,  black  and 
red;  Miss  Leopoldine  Brantsch,  white  and  red;  Miss  Pauline  Hol/.knecht,  white  and 
green;  Miss  Mathilde  Yagemann,  red,  white  and  blue;  Miss  Lina  Reinle,  black  and 
yellow;  Miss  Marie  Scherer,  white  and  yellow;  Miss  Ida  von  Somogyi,  red  and 
green;  Miss  Emilie  Walters,  blue  and  white. 

11.  SONG  AND  RECITATION — "Romance  and  Reality." 

FRANK  DAVID. 
By  kind  permission  of  Managers  Conreid  and  \V.  H.  Morton. 

12.  WHISTLING  AIR  — "Tripping  Feet  Polka,"  -       Boltm. 

MRS.   ALICE  J.   SHAW. 

13.  RECITATION — "The  Midsummer-Night's  Dream,"     -  •     (Act  V.)  Shakespeare. 

A.   P.   BURBANK. 

14.  ARIA  »u  MYSOI.I  (From  "Pearl  of  Brazil'1),  -    Ff/icien  David. 

MISS  ANNA  SMITH. 

15.  SONG— "Ohe  Mamma,"  ----------    Paola  Tosli. 

MISS  MARIE  JANSEN. 

By  courtesy  of  Manager  Harry  L.  Hamlin  and   Rudolph  Aronson,   New  York 
Casino  Company. 

16.  RECITATION— "The  Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade,"  Tennyson. 

MISS  ROSE  COG  ULAN. 
By  courtesy  of  Manager  R.  M.  Hooley. 

With  full  Orchestral  Accompaniment  by  Orchestra  of  Hooley 's  Theater,  by  courtesy  of 
R.  M.  Hooley  and  Signer  Timponi,  Conductor. 


CHAPTER  X— 1889. 


THE  year  thus  closed  had  been  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and  brill- 
iant  in   the  history  of    the  club,  and   the  members  were  so  well 
pleased  with   President  Scott's  administrative  ability  and  energy 
that  they  re-elected  him  at  the  election  January  3,  1889,  with  the  follow- 
ing aids: 

PRESIDENT: 
JAMES  W.   SCOTT,    The  Herald. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

FRANK  S.   BLAIN,   The  Inter  Ocean.  STANLEY  WATERLOO,   The  Mail. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
JOHN  E.  WILKIE,  The  Tribune. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

HOMER  J.  CARR,   The  Tribune.  JOHN  B.  WALDO,  Commercial  Bulletin. 

TREASURER: 
GEORGE  SCHNEIDER. 

LIBRARIAN: 
WILLIAM   H.   FREEMAN,   The  Investigator. 

DIRECTORS: 

CHARLES  LEDERER.   The  News.  HARRY  F.   BOYNTON,   The  Inter  Ocean. 

OPIE  P.  READ,   The  Arkansaw  Traveler.      JOSEPH   F.    HENDERSON,   The  Times. 
EUGENE  WOOD,   The  News. 

The  first  regular  business  meeting  for  1889  was  held  on  the  i3th 
of  January.  The  reports  of  the  officers  showed  the  club  to  be  in 
excellent  condition,  and  that  it  was  appreciated  by  others  than  its  own 
members  was  made  apparent  by  the  statement  of  Treasurer  George 
Schneider,  who  announced  that  arrangements  had  been  made  for  the 
caring  for  sick  members  of  the  club  at  the  new  German  hospital,  corner 
Larrabee  street  and  Grant  place.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  prepare 
resolutions  thanking  Mr.  Schneider  for  his  thoughtfulness  and  the  hospital 
authorities  for  their  kindness. 

The  committee  on  cemetery  lot,  after  numerous  conferences  with  the 
authorities  of  Mt.  Hope  cemetery,  reported  at  the  March  meeting  that  the 

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club  had  been  offered  one  of  the  finest  lots  in  the  cemetery,  100  feet  square, 
provided  it  would  erect  a  suitable  monument  thereon.  They  recommended 
that  the  offer  be  accepted,  and  the  recommendation  was  adopted. 

At  the  May  meeting  of  the  club,  Librarian  Freeman  reported  that 
Mr.  H.  L.  Kochersperger,  a  member  of  the  club,  had  presented  the  organ- 
ization with  a  mammoth  improved  album,  large  enough  to  hold  cabinet 
pictures  of  all  the  members.  The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  write  Mr. 
Kochersperger,  thanking  him  for  the  gift. 

The  death  of  Mr.  B.  Yate,  a  member,  was  announced  as  having 
occurred  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  Messrs.  Gay,  Lederer  and  Fleming  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  represent  the  club  and  attend  to  the  burial  of 
the  body.  Messrs.  Jno.  McGovern,  F.  B.  Wilkie,  H.  L.  Gay,  and  Opie 
Read  were  appointed  a  committee  to  draft  resolutions  concerning  Mr. 
Yale's  death.  Mr.  Yate  was  an  Englishman,  without  relatives  in  this 
country,  and  the  committee  decided  to  bring  his  body  to  this  city  and 
inter  it  in  the  club  lot  in  Mt.  Hope  cemetery.  This  was  done,  the  body 
being  the  first  placed  in  the  Press  Club  lot. 

President  Scott,  who  was,  and  is,  ever  on  the  alert  to  advance  the 
interests  of  Chicago,  suggested,  at  the  August  meeting,  that  the  National 
Editorial  Association  would  soon  meet  at  Detroit  and  that  the  Press  Club 
was  entitled  to  a  number  of  delegates.  He  believed  if  the  club  would 
send  a  strong  delegation  to  the  meeting  much  might  be  accomplished  in 
the  way  of  securing  the  World's  Fair  for  Chicago.  The  club  approved 
the  suggestion,  and  left  the  appointment  of  delegates  to  Mr.  Scott.  He 
secured  a  representative  delegation,  and  they  did  valiant  work  for  Chicago 
among  the  editorial  fraternity — and  Chicago  obtained  the  World's  Fair. 

At  this  meeting,  also,  the  death  of  George  H.  Jameson,  an  old  and 
valued  member,  was  reported,  and  a  committee  consisting  of  Messrs. 
Ritchie,  Richardson,  Taylor,  Ballard,  and  Carr  was  appointed  to  prepare 
a  memorial  of  Mr.  Jameson. 

At  the  following  meeting,  September.  1889,  the  death  of  First  Vice- 
President  Frank  S.  Blain  was  reported,  and  resolutions  of  regret  and  con- 
dolence were  adopted. 

Mr.  John  E.  Wilkie  was  elected  First  Vice-President,  succeeding  Mr. 
Blain,  deceased,  and  Cornelius  S.  Gardiner  was  chosen  second  vice-presi- 
dent to  succeed  Mr.  Wilkie. 

An  effort  to  increase  the  dues  to  $2  per  month  at  this  time  failed. 

It  should  be  stated  that  in  the  early  part  of  the  year  Mr.  George 
Kennan,  the  well-known  Russian  traveler,  lectured  under  the  auspices  of 
the  club,  at  Central  Music  Hall,  before  an  immense  audience,  which  was 
greatly  pleased.  A  special  matinee  was  given  during  the  summer,  and 
the  annual  entertainment  at  Central  Music  Hall  Friday  evening,  Decem- 
ber 6.  The  high  character  of  all  preceding  entertainments  under  the 


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F.    B.    WKl.ru 

R.    .!.    MURPHY 

WILL    L.    VISSCHER 


JOHN    K.  WItlGHT 

SAM   V. 8TEELE 

JAMES   MAITLAND 


C.  D.  MICHAELS 
JOHN  RITCHIE 
WM.  K.  BOWES 


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auspices  of  the  club  drew  a  large  audience  to  this,  the  tenth  annual  enter- 
tainment, and  all  were  amply  repaid.      Following  is  the 

PROGRAMME. 
i.     ORGAN  SELECTION,         ----------- 


MR.  HARRISON  WILDE. 

2.     SONG — "You  Spotted  Snakes,"  ---------    McFarrcn. 

SCHUMANN   LADY  QUARTETTE. 
By  courtesy  of  Chicago  Musical  College. 


3.  VARIETY  SKETCH, 

"DUTCH"  DALY. 
By  courtesy  of  Boston  Howard  Athenreum  Company  and  Mgr.  K.  M.  Hooley. 

4.  SONG— "The  Erl  King,"  --------  Schubert. 

MASTER  BLATCHKORD  KAVANAGH. 
Accompanied  by  Prof.  H.  B.  Roney. 

5.  HARP  SOLO — "Bardie  Illustration,"         -----         Fredetick  Chatterton. 

MME.  JOSEPHINE  CHATTERTON. 
By  courtesy  of  Chicago  Musical  College. 

6.  SOLO — "Fior  di  Margherita,"      ---------         Ariiiti. 

MME.  BIRO  DE  MARION. 
By  courtesy  of  Chicago  Conservatory. 

7.  SKETCH — "A  Burlesque  Recitation" — In  three  acts,  Arranged  by  M 'iss  Potter. 

a.  "A  Child  at  School." 

b.  "The  Modern  Elocutionist." 
f.    "The  Eccentric  Actor." 

JENNIE  O'NEILL  POTTER. 
By  courtesy  of  Major  J.  B.  Pond,  New  York. 

S.     SOPRANO  SOLO — "Love's  Sorrow,"  -      Shelly. 

LILY  POST-MORTON. 
Accompanist,          -  Miss  NORTHRUP. 

9.     SONG — "Three  Merry  Men,"  Molloy. 

GEORGE  ELLSWORTH  HOLMES. 
INTERMISSION. 

10.     SONG — 'Hark!  The  Trumpet,"  -    Buck. 

WEBER  QUARTETTE. 


11.  READING,     ------------- 

THE   PRINCESS   ENGALITCHEFK,  OF   RUSSIA. 

12.  RECITATIVE  AND  ARIA — "Angels  Ever  Bright  and  Fair,"  -  ffainiel. 

MASTER  BLATCHFORD   KAVANAGH. 


108  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

13.  PlANO  SELECTION — Valse  d  1'Opera  "Kaust" — de  Gounod,  ....    Uszl. 

MR.   WILLIAM   II.  SHERWOOD. 
By  courtesy  of  the  Chicago  Conservatory. 

14.  SONG— "The  Flower-Girl,"  -  

MME.  CAMILLE   MUORI. 
Accompanist,  MR.  R.  CCTRISS  WARDE. 

15.  RAPID  CRAYON  SKETCHING,          -        - 

MR.   CHARLES  LEDERER,  of    Tk,'  Chicago  f/cralJ. 

16.  SKETCH — "Aunt  Amanda"  on  Women's  Rights, 

MISS  MAY  IRWIN. 
By  courtesy  of  Boston  Howard  Athenaeum  Company  and   M«r.  R.  M.  Hooley. 

17.  HUNGARIAN  GYPSY  ORCHESTRA,        --__-.. 

By  courtesy  of  the  Eden  Musee. 

a.  WALT/ — "The  Page,"  Zi,'!ircr. 

l>.  VIOLIN  SOLO — Hungarian  ami  American  Melodies. 

MR.  PAUL  OLAH. 
f.    MARCH  -  "Rakozcy," -         -  Liszt. 

18.  HIGHLAND  SWORD  DANCE,     ---------- 

MLLE.  CORINNE,  assisted  by  a  Highland  Piper. 
By  courtesy  of  Mgr.  H.  R.  Jacobs,  of  the  Clark  Street  Theater. 

Should  the  professional  engagements  of  any  of  the  artists  necessitate  a  change  in  the 
regular  numbers  of  the  programme,  the  indulgence  of  the  audience  is  requested. 

The  Steinvvay  Piano  used  on  this  occasion  is  selected  from  the  warerooms  of  I  .yon  & 
Healy,  State  and  Monroe  streets. 

The  Chickering  Grand  Piano  used  on  this  occasion  is  selected  from  the  warerooms  of 
the  Chicago  Cottage  Organ  Co.,  223  State  street  and  223  Wabash  avenue. 

The  Concert  Gothic  Harp  used  by  Madame  Chatterton  is  by  the  great  makers,  Erard. 
of  London,  England,  and  was  presented  to  her  by  them  for  her  professional  tour  in  America. 


STANLEY  WATERLOO.  PRESIDENT,  1800  AMI  1893. 


CHAPTER    XI  — 1890. 


THERE  was  some  talk  of  re-electing  Mr.  Scott  president,  after  his 
excellent  service  for  three   years,  but   he  desired   release  from  re- 
sponsibility,   and   believing   he   had   earned   rest   no   pressure  was 
brought  to  bear  upon  him.      The  annual  election  was  held  on  January  2, 
1890,  and  the  following  officers  were  declared  elected: 

PRESIDENT: 

STANLEY  WATERLOO, 

*  The  Daily  \'eu<s  and  The  Black  Diamond. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

\V.  A.  TAYLOR.  CORNELIUS  GARDINER. 

The  Herald.  The  Evening  Journal. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
H.  E.  O.  HEINEMANN,  The  Tribune. 

TREASURER: 
GEORGE  SCHNEIDER,  Illinois  . National  Bank. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY:  RECORDING  SECRETARY: 

JOHN   B.WALDO.  W.  H.  FREEMAN,   The  Investigator. 

LIBRARIAN: 
ED.  R.  PRITCHARD,  A.  -\".  Kellogg  Neiospaper  Company. 

DIRECTORS: 

JOSEPH  F.  HENDERSON,  The  Times.     JOHN  M.  DANDY,  Saturday  Evening  Herald. 
O.  E.  MOODY,  The  Daily  .VVair.  KIRKE   LASHELLE,  The  Mail. 

CHAS.  MATTHIAS.   The  Herald. 

The  first  regular  meeting  of  the  club  for  1890  was  held  January  12, 
and  the  annual  reports  of  officers  were  heard.  From  these  it  appeared 
that  the  club  was  in  good  shape  every  way.  The  receipts  for  the  year,  as 
shown  by  the  Financial  Secretary's  report,  were  $10,273.01,  and  the  total 
expenditures  $9,452.02,  leaving  $820.99  'n  tne  treasury.  The  club  had, 
however,  disposed  of  its  bonds,  but  had  also  enlarged  the  club  rooms, 
added  to  the  furniture,  and  made  the  rooms  much  more  attractive.  The 
Librarian,  Mr.  Freeman,  reported  that  102  substantially  bound  volumes 
had  been  added  to  the  library  during  the  preceding  year,  and  that  the  club 

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90  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

was  under  obligations  to  Messrs.  Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  Houghton,  Mif- 
flin  &  Co  ,  J.  S.  Ogilvie  &  Co.,  Henry  George,  Captain  Charles  S.  King, 
Bill  Nye,  James  Whitcomb  Riley,  Franc  B.  Wilkie,  John  McGovern, 
George  O.  Shields,  and  numerous  others,  for  donations  to  the  library; 
also,  to  the  publishers  of  The  Century,  the  New  York  Clipper,  the  Dramatic 
News,  The  Dramatic  Mirror,  Outing,  and  Lippincott' s,  who  had  regularly 
sent  their  publications  to  the  club  without  charge. 

The  new  officers  were  then  introduced  and  installed. 

In  view  of  the  eminent  services  rendered  the  club  by  Ex-President  |. 
\V.  Scott  during  the  three  years  he  was  president,  the  club,  at  the  sugges- 
tion of  Mr.  John  McGovern,  decided  to  tender  a  reception  to  Mr.  Scott. 
February  8  was  agreed  upon  as  the  date  for  such  reception,  and  on  that 
occasion  a  very  large  number  of  friends  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  were  present, 
and  spent  a  most  pleasant  evening.  Master  Blatchford  Kavanagh,  the  boy- 
soprano,  Paul  Olah  and  his  Hungarian  band,  and  other  artists  were  in 
attendance  and  added  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  occasion. 

At  the  February  meeting  the  death  of  Ex-Governor  Wm.  Bross  was 
reported,  and  Messrs.  Maitland,  Gardiner  and  Prime  were  appointed  to 
draft  resolutions  expressing  the  feelings  of  the  members  over  this  sad 
event. 

A  custom  of  giving  fortnightly  dinners  in  the  club  rooms,  estab- 
lished under  Mr.  Scott's  administration,  was  continued  with  great  success 
until  the  summer  of  this  year.  Some  member  was  appointed  at  each 
meeting  to  read  a  paper  or  lead  in  discussing  some  topic,  and  in  this  way 
many  pleasant  gatherings  were  brought  about. 

At  the  April  meeting  Secretary  Freeman  resigned  because  of  the  re- 
fusal of  the  club  to  sustain  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  at  the  following 
meeting  Mr.  T.  R.  Weddell,  of  the  Inter  Ocean,  was  elected  to  fill  the 
vacancy. 

May  6  a  special  meeting  was  held  to  take  action  concerning  the  death 
of  Ex-Governor  Andrew  Shuman,  of  the  Evening  Journal,  who  died  sud- 
denly on  the  5th  inst.  Addresses  were  made  by  Mr.  \V.  K.  Sullivan,  Col. 
W.  H.  Calkins,  Florence  McCarthy,  W.  H.  Freeman,  A.  C.  Cameron,  and 
Col.  Phocion  Howard.  Messrs.  W.  K.  Sullivan,  of  the  Journal;  James 
Maitland,  of  the  Tribune;  and  A.  C.  Babize,  of  the  Times,  were  appointed 
a  committee  on  resolutions,  and  their  report  when  presented  was  adopted. 
Many  members  of  the  club  attended  the  funeral  services  at  the  home  of 
the  deceased  in  Evanston. 

The  Auditorium  managers,  through  the  efforts  of  President  Waterloo 
and  Ferd  W.  Peck,  a  life-member  of  the  club,  having  offered  the  club  the 
use  of  the  Auditorium  Hall  for  an  evening,  free  of  charge,  an  arrangement 
was  made  with  Mr.  Chauncey  M.  Depew,  of  New  York,  to  deliver  a  lecture 
on  the  subject  of  the  "World's  Fair"  Thursday  evening,  June  5.  The 


il.    O.    SHEPA11D 


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THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  115 

lecture  was  delivered  according  to  programme.  The  audience,  one  of  the 
largest  of  the  many  large  audiences  which  have  gathered  in  that  immense 
place,  was  delighted  by  hearing  popular  airs  on  the' grand  organ,  at  which 
Prof.  Louis  Falk  presided,  and  by  a  most  brilliant  effort/on  the'  part  of 
Mr.  Depew,  whose  praise  of  Chicago  grit  and  enterprise  w^l,  ,long  'be 
gratefully  remembered.  A  portion  of  his  utterance  on  that  6oe^sio/n/,  fvf\ 
the  form  of  a  tablet,  occupies  a  place  in  the  Auditorium,  which  merits  all  ' 
Mr.  Depew  said  of  it. 

At  the  next  meeting  of  the  club  Mr.  Depew  was  elected  an  honorary 
member,  and  the  directors  of  the  Auditorium  and  Mr.  Peck  were  thanked 
for  their  generosity.  • 

The  club  also  decided  to  establish  a  building  fund,  and  having  accu- 
mulated some  money  as  a  result  of  the  Depew  lecture  it  was  ordered  that 
$2,500  be  set  aside  for  that  purpose. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  Waldo,  Financial  Secretary,  was  presented  in 
June,  and  accepted.  Mr.  S.  T.  Clover  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

There  was  considerable  enthusiasm  in  the  club  during  this  year,  and 
many  ambitious  schemes  for  the  club's  advancement  were  proposed.  One 
was  the  leasing  of  a  down-town  lot  and  the  erection  of  a  $350,000  build- 
ing thereon.  Committees  were  appointed  to  ascertain  whether  a  lease 
could  be  obtained,  and  what  legal  questions  would  arise  in  case  such  a 
procedure  was  decided  upon.  The  effort  to  secure  the  lease  was  not  a 
success,  and  some  of  the  money  set  aside  for  the  building  fund  was  used 
for  current  expenses.  The  building  idea,  however,  had  taken  firm  root, 
and  is  still  a  cherished  project. 

The  annual  entertainment  this  year  was  given  in  the  afternoon,  for 
the  first  time,  at  the  Columbia  Theater,  and  that  custom  was  adhered  to 
until  the  present  year,  when  the  giving  of  such  entertainments  was  finally 
abandoned.  The  date  of  this  innovation  was  Thursday,  December  4, 
1890,  and  the  entertainment  drew  a  crowded  house,  and  was  satisfactory  to 
the  artists  participating,  the  audience,  and  to  the  club.  Following  is  the 


PROGRAMME. 

1.  ELAINE  EILLSON,  1'rologue,  written  by  Kirke  LaShelle. 

2.  RICHARD  MANSFIELD,  Drawing  Room  Entertainment. 

3.  DK\VOLF   HOPPER  AND  DELI. A   FOX,       -         -        Bits  from  "Castles  in  the  Air." 

4.  SIGNOR  VITTORIO  CARl'I,  .......     Baritone  Solo. 

5.  CHARLIE  REED,  The  Plain  Comedian. 

6.  PAUL  CINQUEVALLI,  Juggling,  etc. 

7.  IC.XACIO  MARTINETTI   AND  WILLIE  COLLIER,          -         -         -        Burlesque. 


llti  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

S.  J.  C.   MIRON,  Vocal   Selections. 

9.  DUTCH   DALY,  -       Specialties. 

10.  LEON  MARX,  Hoy  Violinist. 


KEN   Kl-fX),  Piano  Imitations. 


I?.*  vPA^T  RQOVlEY,         •  Irish  Specialties. 

13.  IMPERIAL  QUARTETTE,  Selections. 

14.  AMELIA  GLOVER  (Little  Faun),  -  Dancing. 

15.  MAY  AND  FLORA   IRWIN,  Original  Sketch. 

16.  GUSSIE  COTTLOW,       -  -        Child  Pianist. 

17.  NURSERY  MAIDS'  DANCE,  -         -         From  Babes  in  the  Wood. 
IS.  STUDIO  SCENE  FROM   CLEMENCEAU   CASE,      -          Laura  Kiggar  as  "Iza." 

The  total  receipts  were  $2,906.50,  and  the  net  proceeds  to  the  club 
$1,787.37-  The  thanks  of  the  club  were  formally  tendered  all  those  who 
participated  in  making  the  entertainment  a  success. 


J.   J.   BOHN 


C.    E.    ROLLINS 


WM.  A.  TAYLOK,  PRESIDENT,   1891 


CHAPTER    XII— 1891. 


7T  BRILLIANT  reception  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  M.  Stanley  was 
f-\  given  at  the  club  rooms  on  Sunday  evening,  January  4,  1891.  The 
/  \  guests  were  numerous,  the  rooms  being  overcrowded  with  people 
anxious  to  meet  the  famous  explorer  and  his  talented  wife.  All  were 
abundantly  repaid  for  their  presence.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  proved  most 
agreeable  personages,  and  after  formal  presentation  to  the  company,  Mr. 
Stanley  made  a  pleasing  address,  thanking  Chicagoans  for  their  apprecia- 
tion. 

January  8,  1891,  the  annual  election  was  held  with  the  following 
result: 

PRESIDENT: 
WM.  A.  TAYLOR,    The  Herald. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

THOS.   R.  \VEDDELL,  A.   T.   PACKARD, 

77ie  Inter  Ocean.  The  Railway  *Yt"ius  Bureau. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
OLIVER   E.   MOODY,  The  News. 

TREASURER: 
MELVILLE  E.  STONE. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

\V.    M.   GLENN,   The  Tribune.  SAM   T.  CLOVER,   The  Herald. 

LIBRARIAN: 
FRED.  H.   HILI). 

DIRECTORS: 

KIRKE    LASHELLE,  The  Post.  WM.   T.   C.   HYDE,   The   Times. 

(.    |.    LANE,   The  Mail.  JOHN  E.   WILKIE,  The  Tribune. 

R.  C.  JACOBSEN,  Hide  and  Leather. 

January  n  the  newly  elected  officers  were  installed,  and  a  commit- 
tee was  appointed  to  acknowledge  an  invitation  from  the  German  Press 
Club  to  be  present  at  its  receptions,  and  to  establish  reciprocal  relations 
with  that  organization.  Messrs.  Heinemann,  Lederer  and  Clover  were 
appointed  as  such  committee,  and  fulfilled  the  duty  imposed  upon  them. 

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120  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

The  matter  of  joining  the  International  Press  League  was  again 
brought  up  because  of  an  invitation  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  League 
at  Pittsburg,  presented  to  the  club  at  the  December  meeting,  previous. 
The  refusal  of  the  club  to  take  part  in  the  league  proceedings  was  made 
the  occasion  of  an  attack  on  the  organization  in  some  newspapers,  and  it 
was  asserted  that  the  club  refused  to  join  the  league  because  women  were 
recognized  therein.  As  a  result  of  these  statements  the  directory  author- 
ized Messrs.  LaShelle  and  Lane  to  draft  a  statement  setting  forth  the 
club's  position.  The  statement,  which  was  presented  to  the  February 
meeting  of  the  club  and  adopted,  declared  against  the  league  proposition 
because  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago  refused  to  grant  its  privileges  to  men 
who  could  not  be  elected  to  membership  therein,  as  it  would  be  compelled 
to  do  under  the  league  constitution.  The  statement  further  asserted  that, 
"as  no  mention  was  made  in  this  matter  of  the  women  who  so  ably  fill 
many  newspaper  positions,  no  objections  could  possibly  have  been  made  to 
entering  into  a  convention  with  them."  The  statement  concluded  as  fol- 
lows: 

Resolved,  however,  that  in  the  future,  as  in  the  past,  the  legitimate  newspaper  workers 
from  other  cities  shall  be  given  a  hearty  welcome  at  the  rooms  of  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago, 
and  the  right  hand  of  fellowship  gladly  extended  to  all  such  by  its  members. 

At  this  meeting  (February)  the  President  announced  the  standing 
committees  as  follows: 

Reception — E.  A.  Barren,  chairman;  John  M.  Dandy,  M.  13.  Gibbs,  S.  T.  Clover,  M.  P. 
Handy. 

Entertainment — F.  E.  Johnson,  chairman;  Kirke  I.aShelle,  C.  E.  Nixon,  J.  E.  \Vilkie. 
Art — J.  B.  Bradwell,  chairman;  C.  Gentile,  Kay  Brown. 
Library — S.  Waterloo,  John  X.  Crawford,  Major  Kirkland. 

The  idea  of  securing  a  building  being  still  entertained  by  many  mem- 
bers, a  special  meeting  was  called  for  April  5,  1891,  for  the  purpose  of 
taking  the  necessary  steps  to  secure  a  lease  and  proceed  with  the  work. 
To  accomplish  this  it  was  decided  to  form  a  "Press  Club  Auxiliary,"  and 
Messrs.  W.  A.  Taylor,  Franc  B.  Wilkie  and  Stanley  Waterloo  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  incorporate  such  auxiliary.  A  building  commit- 
tee was  also  appointed,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Stanley  Waterloo,  Ferd  W. 
Peck,  Wm.  H.  Park,  A.  T.  Packard  and  John  B.  Waldo,  and  in  February, 
1892,  they  reported  favorably  on  taking  a  ninety-nine-year  lease  of  a  lot  on 
Michigan  avenue,  between  Madison  and  Monroe  streets.  Messrs.  W.  A. 
Taylor  and  F.  E.  Johnson  were  appointed  additional  members  of  the 
building  committee,  and  at  a  special  meeting  held  March  13,  Mr.  H.  H. 
Kohlsaat  was  authorized  to  sign,  as  trustee  for  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago, 
a  ninety-nine-year  lease  of  the  lot  before  spoken  of.  An  auxiliary  was 
incorporated  consisting  of  the  following  club  members:  H.  H.  Kohlsaat, 


THEROX   R.   WOODWARD 


K.    A.    SITTICi 


H.    P.    ROBINSON 


W.    H.   PARK 
W.    M.    MEKK1IITH 
JAMES    I.ANGLAXI) 


H.    V.  BEMIS 
II.    E.    0.    IIEIXEMAXX 
MATHE1!    I).    KI.MBAI.L 


H.    M.    SCOVEL 

KIltKE   LASHELLE 

H.    L.   KOCIIERSPEIUiER 


OEOR<;E  SCHNEIDER 


THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  123 

Stanley  Waterloo,  A.  T.  Packard,  Montgomery  B.  Gibbs,  W.  H.  Park, 
W.  M.  Knox,  F.  E.  Johnson,  James  W.  Scott,  George  Schneider,  and  John 
B.  Waldo.  Mr.  Kohlsaat  was  elected  president,  Mr.  Packard  vice- 
president,  Mr.  Schneider  treasurer,  and  Mr.  Waldo  secretary.  The  presi- 
dent of  the  club  is  ex  officio  a  member  of  the  auxiliary.  Various  plans 
for  the  erection  of  a  building  were  discussed  and  prospects  for  the  speedy 
commencement  of  the  work  seemed  bright,  when  financial  clouds  began  to 
lower.  The  Baring  failure  made  men  of  means  timid,  and  the  change 
resulting  from  the  democratic  victory  in  1892  further  complicated  mat- 
ters. Money  became  tighter,  and  there  has  been  no  time  since  when  the 
scheme  of  erecting  the  building  could  have  been  successfully  carried  out. 
As  a  result,  the  auxiliary  holds  the  lot,  without  immediate  prospect  of 
realizing  thereon,  and  the  probability  of  the  club  soon  securing  a  home  of 
its  own  is  not  at  this  writing  apparent. 

The  April  meeting  of  the  club  was  adjourned  to  the  26th  inst. ,  for  the 
purpose  of  considering  a  proposed  new  constitution,  and  further  adjourn- 
ment was  taken  to  May  3.  At  the  meeting  on  the  26th  the  death  of  Clar- 
ence P.  Dresser  was  announced,  and  at  the  meeting  May  3,  the  death  of 
Major  John  B.  Hinman,  a  former  member  and  officer,  was  reported. 
Suitable  action  was  taken  in  each  case. 

May  ii  Col.  R.  G.  Ingersoll  delivered  for  the  first  time  his  superb 
lecture  on  Shakespeare,  under  the  auspices  of  the  club.  The  lecture  was 
given  in  the  Auditorium,  and  a  tremendous  audience  assembled  to  hear 
the  famous  orator.  The  lecture  netted  the  club  a  very  handsome  sum. 

October  19,  1891,  occurred  an  event  that  appalled  the  members  of  the 
Press  Club  as  well  as  the  citizens  of  Chicago.  On  that  date  Messrs.  Leon- 
ard D.  Washburn,  Fred  W.  Henry  and  Frank  A.  McCafferty,  the  first  two 
reporters,  and  the  other  an  artist,  members  of  the  Inter  Ocean  staff,  lost 
their  lives  at  Crete,  Ind.,  together  with  James  Clark,  an  engineer  on 
the  Chicago  and  Eastern  Illinois  railway.  Henry  and  McCafferty  had  been 
assigned,  at  their  own  solicitation,  to  describe  a  night-ride  on  an  engine. 
Henry  was  an  acquaintance  of  C.  L.  Stone,  the  general  passenger  agent  of 
the  Eastern  Illinois  Railway  Company,  and  arranged  with  Mr.  Stone  to  go 
to  Evansville,  Ind.,  and  at  that  point  take  the  Nashville  express  to  Chicago. 
Mr.  Stone  accompanied  the  two  young  men  on  the  trip.  Washburn  had 
been  visiting  his  mother  at  Clinton,  Ind.,  and  knew  nothing  of  the  move- 
ments of  his  associates  until  he  met  them  on  the  train,  as  he  was  return- 
ing to  the  city.  When  they  informed  him  of  the  purpose  of  their  trip  he 
joined  them,  and  in  the  evening  the  three  young  men  boarded  the  engine 
and  were  making  notes  and  sketches  for  their  article  when  the  train  neared 
Crete.  At  that  station  a  switch  had  been  left  open,  and  the  heavy 
train  was  turned  from  the  main  track  and  ran  into  the  round-house,  the 
engine  plunging  into  the  ash-pit  in  the  place,  carrying  the  four  men  with 


124  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

it.  The  fireman  escaped  by  jumping.  Washburn,  Henry,  McCafferty  and 
Engineer  Clark  were  instantly  killed,  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  brave 
engineer  had  reversed  his  engine  as  soon  as  he  saw  the  open  switch,  the 
passengers  in  the  coaches  were  saved. 

When  the  news  of  the  awful  calamity  reached  the  members  of  the 
club  it  was  decided,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  none  of  the  young 
men  belonged  to  the  organization,  to  hold  a  special  meeting  for  the 
purpose  of  publicly  expressing  the  regret  of  the  members  over  the  unfor- 
tunate occurrence,  and  rendering  such  service  as  they  could  in  honor  of  the 
deceased.  The  meeting  was  held  in  the  club  rooms  Friday,  October  17, 
all  newspaper  men  in  the  city  being  invited.  A  very  large  number  were 
present.  Henry  M.  Hunt  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and  Wm.  A.  Taylor 
was  chosen  chairman  and  Edward  Freiberger  secretary.  Mr.  Taylor 
stated  the  object  of  the  meeting  and  suggested  the  appointment  of  a  com- 
mittee to  draw  up  a  memorial  and  present  it  to  the  meeting.  The  sug- 
gestion was  adopted,  and  the  chairman  appointed  the  committee  which  re- 
tired to  formulate  a  report.  While  the  committee  was  thus  engaged, 
Stanley  Waterloo  spoke  briefly  of  the  good  qualities  of  Leonard  Wash- 
burn;  R.  H.  Smith,  of  Louisville,  spoke  of  Fred  Henry,  and  R.  A.  E. 
Dorr,  of  Philadelphia,  spoke  of  Frank  McCafferty.  Remarks  were  also 
made  by  C.  E.  Nixon,  E.  A.  Barren,  John  Ritchie,  W.  H.  Busbey,  Ed. 
Insley,  W.  K.  Sullivan,  and  others,  and  committees  were  appointed  to 
escort  the  bodies  to  the  homes  of  the  parents  of  the  deceased — Washburn 
to  Clinton,  Ind.  ;  Henry  to  Versailles,  Ky.  ;  and  McCafferty  to  Philadel- 
phia. The  committee  on  memorial  presented  the  following  report,  which 
was  adopted : 

The  Press  of  Chicago  is  deeply  grieved  over  the  appalling  accident  which  has  just  deprived 
it  of  three  bright  and  able  members.  Human  feeling  is  so  strong  and  human  expression  is  so 
weak  that  the  set  phrase  of  sorrow  for  the  dead  and  sympathy  for  the  living  do  not  reflect 
our  emotions.  There  are  times  when  the  heart  is  too  heavy  to  console — times  when  attempted 
consolation  is  but  "a  remembrancer  of  sorrow,"  yet  we  cannot  turn  away  in  silence,  for  we 
have  come  together  to-day  to  deplore  the  loss  of  three  young  men — Leonard  D.  Washburn, 
Frank  A.  McCafferty.  and  Fred  W.  Henry — ornaments  of  a  profession  that  has  filled  the 
world  with  light,  and  gone  hand  in  hand  with,  or  in  advance  of,  every  step  forward  in  the  in- 
tellectual and  physical  advancement  of  the  human  race.  Of  this  profession  they  were  worthy 
exemplars.  Young,  ardent  and  ambitious,  they  strove  in  every  honorable  way  to  make  a 
name  for  themselves  that  would  be  honored  in  the  profession  they  had  chosen.  No  work 
was  too  great,  no  hardship  too  perilous  for  them  to  endure  in  the  service  of  the  newspaper 
with  which  they  were  identified.  Life  was  sweet  to  them;  they  had  achieved  a  fair  measure 
of  success,  and  looked  forward  to  future  triumphs  with  the  gladness  of  youth. 

But  they  were  cut  off  suddenly,  and  that  without  warning.  No  soothing  words  sounded 
in  their  ears  as  they  passed  into  the  dark  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death;  no  soft  fingers  banished 
their  pain  and  made  easy  their  sufferings.  A  moment's  plunge  into  the  darkness,  a  crash  of 
iron,  a  rush  of  steam,  and  all  was  over. 

Jean  Ingelow  in  her  matchless  verse  somewhere  says  that  all  men  must  die.  One  may 
die  soothed  by  all  the  tenderness  which  loving  friends  and  relations  may  be  able  to  bestow; 


E.    R.    KIMBAI.L 


5 


P.    T.    BAKBY 


PROF.   EI.IAS    (  OLBEHT 


THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  127 

another  ma)' die   on    the  wild    mountain   side,  amid  the  drear   solitude,   with  nothing  but  the 
soughing  pines  as  a  requiem.     But,  continues  the  poet, 

The  first  hath  no  advantage,  it  shall  not  soothe  his  slumber 

That  a  lock  of  his  brown  hair,  his  father  aye  doth  keep; 
For  the  last,  he  nothing  grudgeth,  it  shall  naught  his  quiet  cumber. 

That  in  a  golden  mesh.of  his  callow  eaglets  sleep. 

While  it  may  be  true  that  to  the  dead  it  makes  no  difference  when  or  where  they  pass 
through  the  door  into  the  Beyond,  we  cannot  but  feel  that  we  would  rather  have  been  near 
to  our  friends  in  their  final  moments. 

In  view  of  our  loss,  we  submit  the  following: 

That  this  meeting  of  representatives  of  the  newspaper  profession  of  Chicago  tenders  to 
the  relatives,  and  all  others  near  and  dear  to  those  who  have  so  suddenly  been  called  hence,  its 
most  sincere  and  heartfelt  sympathy  in  the  affliction  that  has  overtaken  them. 

That  this  meeting  further  extends  to  The  Inter  Ocean,  and  to  the  newspaper  associates 
and  colleagues  of  the  deceased  on  that  paper,  the  expression  of  its  condolence  in  the  misfor- 
tune which  has  deprived  two  of  its  departments  of  associates  whom  they  had  learned  to  love, 
admire  and  trust. 

That  a  copy  of  this  memorial  be  furnished  by  the  secretary  to  the  parents  of  each  of  the 
departed  men. 

OPIK  READ,  ] 

W.   H.   HARPER, 

W.   I.    WAY,  y  Committee. 

W.   H.  FREEMAN.    | 

HENRY  M.  HUNT,  J 

Arrangements  were  subsequently  made  for  a  memorial  service  at 
Grace  Episcopal  Church,  the  character  of  which  may  be  gathered  from 
the  following  minute,  which  was  adopted  by  the  club  at  its  November 
meeting. 

On  Sunday  last,  November  i,  at  Grace  Episcopal  Church,  a  magnificent  service  was 
held  in  memoriam  of  Messrs.  L.  D.  Washburn,  Fred  W.  Henry,  and  Frank  H.  McCafferty. 
Said  service  was  of  the  most  impressive  character,  and  deeply  affected  the  large  gathering 
present.  The  music  was  of  a  high  order,  was  soothing  and  satisfying;  the  sermon  of  Dr. 
Locke  full  of  hope,  and  the  oration  of  Luther  Laflin  Mills  a  splendid  effort,  eulogistic  alike  of 
the  three  young  men  and  the  profession  which  they  represented.  Professor  Henry  B.  Roney, 
the  precentor  of  Grace  Church,  composed  a  requiem  and  other  music  for  the  occasion, 
which  pleased  all,  and  the  choir  filled  the  sacred  edifice  with  sweetest  harmony. 

To  all  the  members  of  the  Press  Club,  and  the  friends  of  the  three  reporters,  these  serv- 
ices were  exceedingly  gratifying,  and  in  view  of  these  facts,  the  club  hereby  tenders  to  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Locke,  Professor  Henry  B.  Roney,  Luther  Laflin  Mills,  and  the  Choir  of  Grace 
Church  its  heartfelt  thanks  for  their  efforts  in  thus  honoring  the  memory  of  the  three  young 
men  who  were  so  suddenly  deprived  of  life. 

The  Secretary  of  the  club  is  hereby  instructed  to  transmit  to  Dr.  Locke,  Professor  Roney 
and  Mr.  Mills  a  copy  of  this  minute. 

The  annual  entertainment  this  year  was  held  at  the  Columbia  Theater 
December  i,  at  2  p.  m.  It  was  a  decided  success.  Following  is  the 


128  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

PROGRAMME. 

INTKRMEZ/.O,  Orchestra, 
i.     \\'M.  CONRAD  AND  HIS  DOG  "TRAMP." 

Burlesque  on   Antony  and  Cleopatra 


2.  CHARLES  Ross  AND  MABEL  FENTON, 

3.  J.  O.  S.  BANJO  Ci.ru, 

4.  LA  I'KTITE  BLOSSOM, 
;.  ONE  ACT  OF  "JASE," 

6.  SCHUMANN  LADY  QUARTETTE, 

7.  CORINNE  AND  JOHN  GlI.HKRT, 

8.  MDLLES.  MARTHA  IRMLER  AND  HENRIETTA  ROSCHE, 

INTERMISSION. 


Selection. 
Dancing. 

Charles  Krohman's  Company. 

"Coming   Thro'  The  Rye.' 

Sketch. 

Grand  fas  dc  tieax. 


10.  WM.  GARDI.EV,  of  Nat  Goodwin's  Company, 

u.  MMK.  SOFIA  SCALCHI, 

12.  EDWARD  DE  RESZKE, 

13.  EDDIE  FOY, 

14.  GENKVRA  GIBSON, 

15.  TlM    Ml'RI'HY, 


"A  Royal  Revenge." 
Aria,  accompanied  by  Signer  Mascheroni. 
Selection,  accompanied  by  Louis  Saar. 
"Melange." 
Musicale    Monologue. 
Recitation. 


William  Parry,  stage  manager;  musical  directors,  William    Moebius,  Columbia;    W.    H. 
Hachellor,  Chicago  Opera   [louse;  and  Wm.  Robinson,   Alhambra. 


DAVID    HENDERSON 


JOHN    E.    WILKIE.    PRESIDENT,    1892. 


CHAPTER   XIII  — 1892. 


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HE  annual   election   for  1892  was  held  January  8,  and  the  follow- 
ing ticket  was  elected: 

PRESIDENT: 
JOHN  E.  \VILKIE. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

MONTGOMERY  B.   GIBBS.  A.   T.   PACKARD. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
H.  E.  O.   HEINEMANN. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

CHARLES  E.  BANKS.  ED.  R.   PRITCHARD. 

TREASURER: 
GEORGE  SCHNEIDER. 

LIBRARIAN: 
FRED.   H.   HILD. 

DIRECTORS: 

CHARLES  MATTHIAS,  WILLIAM   IGLEHART, 

F.  J.  SCHULTE,  WOLF  VON  SCHIERliRAND, 

E.  W.  PICKARD. 

The  new  officers  were  installed  at  the  regular  meeting,  January  10, 
and  the  year  proved  a  brisk  one.  Much  time  was  given  to  furthering  the 
building  project,  which,  as  heretofore  announced,  had  to  be  abandoned 
temporarily.  In  other  ways,  however,  the  club  was  active.  Lectures 
were  given  by  Messrs.  Talmage,  Waterson  and  Ingersoll,  and  considerable 
money  realized.  The  club  rooms  were  decorated,  and  several  receptions 
in  honor  of  visiting  newspaper  men  were  given.  The  auxiliary  organiza- 
tion was  completed,  as  heretofore  stated,  and  the  construction  of  a  $2,000 
monument  to  mark  the  Press  Club  lot  in  Mt.  Hope  cemetery  was  ordered. 
The  club  lost  five  members  during  the  year  by  death.  The  death  of  Mr.  F. 
B.  Wilkie,  father  of  the  president,  and  first  president  of  the  organization, 
came  home  to  each  member  with  peculiar  force,  as  Mr.  Wilkie  was  be- 
loved by  all.  Other  deaths,  each  of  which  removed  a  delightful  comrade, 

131 


132  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

were  those  of  A.  C.  Cameron,  John  A.  Hall,  John  C.  Bundy,  and  Thomas 
S.  Applegate,  of  Adrian,  Mich.,  a  non-resident  member. 

A  pleasing  episode  of  this  year  was  the  presentation  to  the  club,  in 
the  fall,  of  a  magnificent  painting  of  Paul  Hull,  one  of  the  most  popular 
members  of  the  organization,  by  Hubert  Vos,  also  a  member  of  the  club 
and  art  commissioner  from  The  Hague  to  the  World's  Fair.  The  painting 
is  a  superb  likeness  ot  Mr.  Hull,  is  nearly  full  length,  and  is  handsomely 
framed.  It  is  one  of  the  many  evidences  of  Mr.  Vos'  skill  as  a  painter 
to  be  seen  in  this  city,  and  at  the  reception  given  him  and  Mr.  Hull  in 
the  club  rooms,  on  the  occasion  of  the  presentation,  he  gave  evidence  of 
the  fact  that  he  is  not  without  talent  for  speechmaking.  Mr.  Hull  also 
did  some  clever  talking  at  the  same  time. 

The  annual  entertainment  was  given  at  the  Columbia  Theater  Decem- 
ber 29,  1892,  and  received  more  than  generous  patronage.  It  was  well 
worth  attending,  as  will  be  seen  by  perusing  the 

PROGRAMME. 

1.  The  Eminent  Romantic  Actor,  MR.  JAMES  O'NEILL,  and  his  company,  in  the  first 

act  of  his  successful  four-act  drama, 

FONTENELLE. 

By  HARRISON  GREY  FISKE  and  MINNIE  MADDERN  FISKE. 
Characters  in  Act  T — 

VICOMTK  D'AI.HRKT,  James  S.  Maffitt,  Jr. 

BOSCARD,  Howard  Gould. 

GOUGOU,  •    Wm.  H.  Pascoe. 

HELENE,     -  Miss  Florence  Brandon. 

HUI.OTTE,  Miss  Kate  Fletcher 

MR.  JAMES  O'NEILL,  as  -  Henri  de  Fontenelle. 

2.  SOLO— MISS  HELEN  BERTRAM,  of  the  J.  C.  Duff  Opera  Company. 

3.  RECITATION— "How  Salvator  Won,"         -         MISS  JENNIE  O'NEILL  POTTER. 

OVERTURE — Prof.  William  Moebius  and  the  Columbia  Theater  Orchestra. 

4.  A  Domestic  Sketch,  by  Sir  Charles  Young,  author  of  "Jim,  the  Penman,"  entitled 

DRIFTED  APART. 

LADY  GWENDOLINE  BLOOMFIKI.D,  Miss  Virginia  Harned. 

SIR  GEOFFREY  BI.OOMFIEI.D,  Mr.  E.  H.  Sothern. 

SCENE — Sir  Geoffrey's  House,  in  Belgravia,  London. 

5.  MR.  HARRY  GILFOIL,  the  talented  whistler  and  mimic,  of  "A  Trip  to  Chinatown." 

6.  MISS  BESSIE  CLAYTON,  the  wonderful  danseuse,  of  "A  Trip  to  Chinatown.' 
MR.  FRANK   PALMA,  Musical  Director  for  Hoyt  &  Thomas. 

OVERTURE — Prof.  Moebius  and  Orchestra. 


F.    O.    BENNETT 


THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  135 

7.  "THE  NIGGER  AND  THE  BEE,"  by  Miss  Alice  Gilmore,  of  Sam  T.  Jack's  Lilly 

Clay  Burlesque  Company. 

8.  MR.    E.    S.   WILLARD,    the   eminent    English   actor,   in   a   reading   of    Tennyson'.* 

play,  "The  Cup." 

9.  Ten  Minutes  of  Mirth,  Mystery  and  Magic  with  HERRMANN,  THE  GREAT. 

10.     MISS  ENA  BERTOLDI,  the  World-renowned  Equilibrist,  Hand  and  Jaw  Balancer, 
of  the  Boston  Howard  Athenreum  Company. 

n.     SOLO — MISS  DORA  WILEY,  the  "Sweet  Singer  of  Maine." 

12.     MAZUZ  AND  ABECCO,  the  Greatest  Living  Gymnasts,  in  their  startling  specialty. 

The  stage  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Frank  Leiden,  of  Mr.  Sothern's  Company;  Mr. 
Ben  W.  Singer,  of  "A  Trip  to  Chinatown,"  and  Mr.  John  W.  Morrissey,  of  the  Lyceum 
Theater. 

The  Press  Club  desires  to  extend  its  hearty  thanks  to  the  artists  who  so  kindly  volun- 
teered their  services  for  this  occasion;  to  the  generous  Chicago  public,  which  has  in  former 
years  shown  so  warm  an  interest  in  the  club's  welfare;  to  Managers  Hayman  and  Davis  for 
their  courtesy  in  extending  the  use  of  their  popular  theater;  to  Managers  Hoyt  and  Thomas, 
Harry  Hamlin,  Will  J.  Davis,  Wm.  F.  Connor,  Sam  T.  Jack,  John  D.  Hopkins,  Frank 
McKee,  and  to  all  who  have  in  any  manner  contributed  to  the  entertainment. 


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A.    W.    FULTON 
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J.    R.    DALEY 


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J.    J.    LANE 
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CHAPTER    XIV— 189; 


k()\VARD  the  close  of  the  year  1892  considerable  discussion  was 
indulged  in  as  to  the  best  man  to  choose  for  President  for  the 
World's  Fair  year.  Finally  several  members  formulated  a  plat- 
form calling  for  aggressive  action  looking  to  the  erection  of  a  Press  Club 
building,  and  for  improvements  in  the  government  of  the  club.  All  who 
favored  such  action  were  invited  to  a  caucus  at  the  club  rooms  the  last 
week  in  December.  At  the  caucus  Mr.  Stanley  Waterloo  was  again  nomi- 
nated for  President,  and  there  was  no  substantial  opposition  to  him.  The 
election  was  held  January  5,  1893,  with  the  following  result: 

PRESIDENT: 
STANLEY  WATERLOO. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

MONTGOMERY  B.  GIBBS.  SIDNEY  P.  BROWN. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
JOHN  FAY. 

TREASURER: 

GEORGE  SCHNEIDER. 
RECORDING  SECRETARY:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

\VM.    IGLEHART.  I.   A.   FLEMING. 

LIBRARIAN: 

JAMES  MAITLAND. 

DIRECTORS: 

JOHN  J.   FLINN,  J.   F.   HENDERSON, 

ERNEST   McGAFFEY,  LINCOLN   MAcMILLAN, 

FRANK   A.  VANDERLIP. 

MKMHERS  AUXILIARY  ASSOCIATION: 

II.  H.  KOHLSAAT,  J.  W.  SCOTT, 

WASHINGTON  HESING,  H.  E.  O.  HEINEMANN, 

CHARLES  DOWST,  J.  B.  WALDO, 

J.  E.  WILKIE.  M.  E.  STONE, 

NATE  A.  REED,  JR.,  A.  T.  PACKARD. 

These  officers  were  duly  installed  at  the  first  regular  monthly  meeting 
in  January,  and  at  the  meeting  in  February  President  Waterloo  announced 
the  following  standing  committees: 

137 


138  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

Entertainment — Messrs.  Hull,  Houseman,  Heinemann. 
Reception — Messrs.  Snyder,  Pixley,  Latshaw,  Banks,  Defoe. 
House — Matthias,  Maitland,  Henderson. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  year  arrangements  were  made  for  affording 
conveniences  to  visiting  newspaper  men,  and  the  rooms  were  opened  to  all 
properly  accredited  persons  throughout  the  year.  For  the  purpose  of 
making  the  newspaper  men  acquainted  with  each  other  receptions  were 
held  at  the  club  rooms  at  various  times.  May  6  the  representatives  of 
foreign  newspapers  were  entertained,  and  May  25  there  was  another  special 
reception  which  attracted  many  brilliant  men,  and  served  to  bring  together 
in  friendly  relations  journalists  from  all  parts  of  the  world.  A  reception 
was  given  to  Mr.  George  W.  Childs,  of  Philadelphia,  May  5,  and  a  little 
later,  but  at  different  times,  F.  Marion  Crawford,  the  novelist,  and  the 
faculty  of  the  Chicago  University  were  entertained. 

A  series  of  entertainments  was  undertaken,  early  in  the  year,  to  pro- 
vide funds  to  meet  the  unusual  expense  to  which  it  was  evident  the  club 
would  be  put  in  connection  with  the  World's  Fair,  but  they  were  not  car- 
ried out. 

Early  in  the  year  the  Monument  Committee,  consisting  of  Mont- 
gomery B.  Gibbs,  John  McGovern  and  James  W.  Scott,  reported  that  the 
monument  ordered  by  the  club  for  the  lot  in  Mt.  Hope  cemetery  had  been 
completed,  set  up,  and  awaited  acceptance.  The  committee  was  of  opinion 
that  the  shaft  was  in  accordance  with  the  contract,  and  was  an  excellent 
piece  of  work.  It  was  accordingly  accepted  and  paid  for,  and  dedication 
thereof  deferred  until  the  fall.  In  the  meantime  Mr.  Charles  Gentile,  a 
member  of  the  club,  died  suddenly  while  at  an  Indiana  resort,  and  his 
body  was  brought  to  the  city  and  buried  in  the  club  lot,  funeral  services, 
conducted  by  the  Rev.  T.  D.  Phillips,  being  held  in  the  chapel  at  the 
cemetery. 

November  12  was  the  date  finally  fixed  on  for  the  unveiling  and  dedi- 
cation of  the  monument,  and  the  Hon.  Luther  Laflin  Mills  was  invited  to 
deliver  the  address  on  that  occasion.  He  sent  a  ready  and  cheerful  ac- 
ceptance of  the  invitation,  and  accompanied  several  hundred  members 
and  their  friends  on  a  special  train,  furnished  by  the  Chicago  and  Grand 
Trunk  railway,  to  the  cemetery.  In  the  chapel  on  the  grounds  the  exer- 
cises were  held.  The  Rev.  Henry  G.  Perry  conducted  the  devotional 
features  thereof,  and  when  these  were  finished  Mr.  Mills,  in  his  impress- 
ively superb  manner,  said: 

It  is  well  for  all — the  members  of  the  professions  of  journalism,  art,  and  literature  in 
this  community  and  the  great  public — that  there  exists  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago.  Its 
motive  is  fraternity  and  fellowship,  its  privileges  of  membership  being  offered  to  journalists, 
to  the  artists  of  the  newspapers,  and  to  the  authors  of  books.  Beginning  in  the  year  iS8o.  this 
organization  has  constantly  increased  in  numbers  and  been  successful  in  its  plan  from  the 


H'THKK    LAFLIN     MILLS 


FERI).    \V.    PECK 


77/7;     J'A'ASS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  143 

commencement.  Most  of  its  members  are  the  writers  of  the  newspapers — the  men  who  give  to 
the  people  the  record  of  events,  mold  opinions,  and  greatly  control  the  sentiments  of  society. 

Of  all  the  professions  that  of  journalism,  in  this  day,  is  the  most  powerful  in  its  influ- 
ences on  mankind;  it  is  the  power  that  makes,  the  power  that  unmakes;  the  realization  of  the 
pen  as  mightier  than  the  sword.  It  is  the  toiler  for  the  people;  its  whole  trend  and  drift  arc 
toward  the  humanities.  It  is  the  advance  of  the  army  of  thought,  the  assailant  of  wrongs, 
the  defender  of  the  weak,  the  inspirer  of  charities;  the  great  promoter  of  the  general  welfare. 
Contemplate  its  service  to  mankind — its  education  in  knowledge  and  thought,  its  exciting 
and  maintaining  the  universal  sympathies  and  the  interest  of  man  for  man  which  leads  to 
peace  and  friendship;  and  you  find  not  in  the  world  to-day  a  social  fact  so  broadly  influential. 
Open,  at  rare  times,  to  criticism,  still  the  broad  sweep  of  its  movement  is  for  the  fellowship 
of  men  and  the  bettering  of  life. 

The  newspaper  with  a  generous  hand  spreads  fame  for  the  living  and  erects  mournful 
and  honorable  monuments  to  the  great  and  good  who  die,  garlanding  their  memory  with  public 
grief  and  worthy  glory.  When  a  great  man  departs  from  the  people  the  newspaper  recounts 
his  virtues,  dwells  kindly  on  his  goodness,  speaks  tenderly  to  his  kin,  and  relates  the  public 
loss  with  pathetic  emphasis. 

Strange,  indeed,  it  seems,  that  until  recent  days  in  this  remarkable  profession  of  jour- 
nalism, with  its  high  motive,  power,  manner  and  achievement,  as  it  has  progressed  in  its 
mighty  march  for  humanity,  the  earnest  men  composing  it,  the  personalities  creating  and  con- 
trolling it,  should  have  neither  sought  nor  received  that  full  recognition  from  mankind  by  them 
so  worthily  earned;  strange,  also,  and  nobly  strange,  that  these  toilers  for  the  race  have  been 
content  with  glory  for  their  calling  and  the  accomplishment  of  their  high  purposes;  beauti- 
fully strange,  in  this  age  not  free  from  selfishness,  that  there  should  be  a  class  of  men  who 
have  been  content  to  lose  themselves  in  their  art  and  rested  satisfied  in  the  simple  conscious- 
ness of  duty  daily  done;  strange,  but  not  just. 

The  Press  Club  is,  at  last,  the  reaction  from  the  long  sinking  of  individualism  in  jour- 
nalism. The  world  now  begins  to  see  and  know  the  brain  and  heart,  the  manhood  of  the 
press — the  splendid  men  who  make  the  newspaper. 

For  themselves  its  members  have  created  an  atmosphere  of  friendship  and  brotherhood, 
of  mutual  counsels,  of  aid,  of  sympathy,  of  inspiration — elements  of  strengthening  for 
them  and  benefit  to  the  world  for  which  they  toil.  The  Press  Club  of  Chicago,  in  sad  mem- 
ory of  its  departed  and  for  the  commemoration  of  its  future  dead,  dedicates  to-day  a  monu- 
ment of  stone  in  this  beautiful  and  restful  scene;  here  it  gives  a  place  for  the  long  sleep  of  its 
beloved,  tired  from  the  endeavors  of  ended  life. 

Hither  shall  be  brought,  in  future  times,  the  mortality  of  some  mighty  man,  who  with 
his  pen  had  marshaled  the  social  forces  and  led  a  moral  revolution  among  men;  some  noble 
being  whose  hand  had  touched  divinity  and  written  inspiration  to  men's  souls;  some  brilliant 
artist,  who,  by  a  printed  picture,  had  told  impressive  thought;  some  gentle  poet  spirit  who 
had  sung  Nature  to  human  life;  some  man  of  sweet  humanity,  whose  very  name  before  had 
not,  perhaps,  been  spoken,  but  whose  words,  read  in  hours  and  homes  of  grief,  had  cheered 
sorrow  into  joy  and  made  to  glow  with  happiness,  for  grieving  childhood,  the  fireside  of  home. 
Here,  with  grieving  welcome,  the  strong  and  rich,  the  weak  and  poor,  may  come;  this  burial 
place  shall  know  no  difference  among  them.  Here  is  the  kind  equality  of  death.  And  if, 
perchance,  there  lives  among  us,  or  shall  be,  some  genius  of  the  pen,  with  thoughts  of  high 
philosophy  or  dreams  and  little  thought  of  things  material,  who  shall  depart  leaving  no  land 
nor  gold,  here  shall  rest,  in  the  rich  heart  of  nature,  his  mourned  mortality. 

In  their  devotion  to  the  profession  which  they  honor,  and  to  the  fellowship  for  one 
another,  which  is  their  high  sentiment,  this  magnificent  shaft  is  dedicated  by  the  members  of 
the  Press  Club  of  Chicago  to  the  sacred  memory  of  their  departed.  For  generations  it  shall 
stand,  we  trust,  an  enduring  token  of  man's  love  for  man,  and  a  memorial  of  the  virtues  and 
achievements  of  men  who  labored  in  great  pursuits  and  left  the  world  made  better  by  their 
living. 


144  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

Immediately  after  the  dedicatory  oration  the  assemblage  proceeded 
to  the  monument,  a  few  rods  away,  and  visible  from  the  chapel.  It  was 
enveloped  in  a  large  flag,  which  was  removed,  disclosing  the  graceful  lines 
of  the  shaft.  It  is  located  in  the  midst  of  a  lot  of  1,600  square  feet,  on 
the  highest  ground  in  Cook  county,  and  can  be  seen  for  miles. 

The  monument  is  of  Berea  sandstone,  from  the  same  quarry  which 
provided  the  material  used  in  the  $500,000  Garfield  monument  at  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  and  was  cut  by  the  McGee  Marble  and  Granite  Company  of 
this  city.  It  is  in  the  form  of  an  obelisk,  the  main  shaft  being  twenty- 
five  feet  in  height.  On  the  west  face  of  the  shaft  is  the  club's  monogram, 
"P.  C.  C.,"  through  which  runs  an  artistically  designed  quill  pen.  On 
the  same  side,  at  the  base  of  the  monument,  are  the  words,  "  Press  Club  of 
Chicago,"  in  raised  letters,  while  immediately  above  this  is  the  date  of  the 
laying  of  the  corner-stone,  "  1892." 

There  is  little  to  add  to  the  record  for  this  year.  It  was  a  remarkable 
one  in  the  history  of  the  club,  as  it  was  in  the  history  of  the  world.  In 
royal  fashion  the  club  fulfilled  its  mission,  and  its  resources  were  ex- 
hausted and  considerable  of  a  debt  incurred.  It  had  always  paid  its  obli- 
gations, however,  and  most  of  its  creditors  were  willing  to  accept  the 
assurance  of  the  officers,  that,  with  a  little  time,  all  debts  would  be  paid. 


FRANK   A.    VANDEKI.IP.   PRESIDENT.    1894. 


CHAPTER    XV-- 1894. 


UNDER  the  conditions  noted  in  the  preceding  pages  the  year  1894 
was   ushered    in.      The   annual    election   was   held   on    Thursday, 
January  4.      There   were  two  tickets   in  the  field,  headed  respect- 
ively by  M.  E.  Stone  and   Frank  A.  Vanderlip.      Mr.  Stone's  name  was 
used  without  authority,  and,  upon  his  announcing  that  other  duties  would 
preclude  his  accepting  the  position  if  elected,  his  name  was  withdrawn, 
and  the  following  ticket  was  elected: 

PRESIDENT: 
FRANK  A.  VANDERLIP. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

MONTGOMERY  GIBBS.  I.  A.  FLEMING. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
FRED.  RAE. 

TREASURER: 
GEORGE  SCHNEIDER. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY:  RECORDING  SECRETARY: 

FRANK   E.  JOHNSON.  WILLIAM   H.   FREEMAN. 

LIBRARIAN: 
LEROV  ARMSTRONG. 

DIRECTORS: 

A.   S.   LECKIE,  WM.   IGLEHART, 

II.    II.   KOHLSAAT,  SLASON  THOMPSON, 

\V.   G.   NICHOLAS. 

MEMBERS  AUXILIARY: 

M.    E.  STONE,  11.    II     KOHLSAAT, 

A.  T.  PACKARD,  W.   M.   KNOX, 

E.  J.  BAKER. 

The  Auxiliary  being  a  continuous  body,  the  club  annually  names 
several  members  to  fill  vacancies  occurring  therein.  The  present  Auxiliary 
is  composed  of  the  following  members:  M.  E.  Stone,  H.  H.  Kohlsaat, 
A.  T.  Packard,  W.  M.  Knox,  Col.  Nate  A.  Reed,  Jr.,  H.  E.  O.  Heinemann, 
Charles  Dowst,  M.  B.  Gibbs,  J.  H.  McEldowney,  E.  J.  Baker,  and  F.  A. 

147. 


148  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

Vanderlip,  President  of  the  club,  ex  officio.  The  officers  of  the  Auxiliary 
are:  M.  E.  Stone,  President;  H.  E.  O.  Heinemann,  Vice-President ;  Col. 
N.  A.  Reed,  Jr.,  Treasurer;  M.  B.  Gibbs,  Secretary. 

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  club,  held  January  7,  a  full  statement 
of  the  club's  affairs  wa.s  made  by  the  retiring  officers.  It  showed  that 
there  was  an  indebtedness  of  over  $6,000  to  be  cleared  off.  The  new  offi- 
cers were  not  appalled  by  the  task  that  confronted  them.  Immediately 
upon  taking  their  positions  they  began  to  work  enthusiastically  to  meet 
all  pressing  bills  and  provide  for  taking  care  of  all  obligations.  Current 
expenses  were  paid  out  of  receipts,  and  not  a  dollar  of  indebtedness  has 
so  far  been  incurred  this  year.  Financial  Secretary  F.  E.  Johnson  had 
been  tried  before  and  found  not  wanting.  To  his  business-like  methods 
and  hearty  good  humor  can  be  attributed  the  success  of  the  club  in  hand- 
ling its  financial  affairs.  It  is  just  to  say  that  in  the  arduous  work  it  was 
called  upon  to  perform  the  administration  received  the  hearty  co-operation 
of  the  members. 

The  standing  committees  appointed  by  the  President  for  the  year  are: 

Entertainment — A.  T.  Packard,  Chairman;  Ernest  McGaffey,  Dr.  C.  B.  Hall,  Elliott 
Durand,  \V.  V.  Smith. 

Reception — E.  A.  Barren,  Chairman;  John  McGovern,  I.  A.  Fleming,  A.  S.  Leckie, 
Charles  Eugene  Banks. 

Art  and  Museum — L.  H.  Ayme,  Chairman;  Austyn  Granville,  J.  Howard  McEldowney. 

February  20  an  entertainment  was  given  at  Central  Music  Hall  by 
club  members,  assisted  by  local  talent.  The  attendance  was  large,  and 
the  occasion  one  of  great  enjoyment.  Following  is  the 

PROGRAMME. 
PART  I. 

• 

1.  ORGAN — "Stradella,"  -  -     Flotow-Buck. 

MR.  H.  B.  RO.NEY. 

2.  Prologue,         -  -  -          I'ery  Original. 

MR.  NIXON  WATERMAN. 

3.  The  Rescue  of  1'hocion  Howard,  -    Also  Original. 

MR.  PAUL  HULL. 

4.  "The  Old  Man,"         -  -  -  Field. 

MR.  S.  H.  CLARK. 

5.  The  Good  in  Everything,  Original. 

MR.  CHAS.  EUGENE  BANKS. 

6.  "Moon  Song,"  from  Mikado,  -  -       Gilbert-Sullivan. 

Miss  ALLIE  BECKTEL. 


• 


MONKS    I'.    HANDY 


:•' 


M.  B.  GIBUS,  FIRST    VICE-PREST. 

FREI)  G.  HAE.  THIKI)  VICE-I'KEST. 

F.  E.  JOHNSON.  FIX.  SECY. 


.  A.  FLEMING.   SEl'ONIl  VH'K-PKKST. 

I.EHOV    ARMSTKONG.  LIBRARIAN. 

W.  H.  FRKEMAN.    KKC.  SECY. 


F.    S.  WKIUI.EY 


JOHN    T.    BKAMHALL 


THE    PKESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  157 

7.  A  Sketch  in  Comedy — "A  Lesson  for  Husbands." 

Synopsis— Wailing.      Hope  Deferred.     The  Hall. 

A  Dance  in  the  Foreground.      Me  has  Fought  a  Duel. 
Repentance.     The  Reconciliation. 
LILLIAN  WOODWARD  GUNCKEI. 

8.  "Midway,"  -  Replica. 

MR.  P>kN  KIM;. 

9.  Dance-Recitation,       -  -          Susan   CooliJge. 

Miss  HATTIE  FLEMING. 

PART   II. 

a.  "Miserere"  II'  Trovatore,  -          Verdi. 

MASTER  RUBENSTEIN  DEMAREST. 
I    li.   Intermezzo  Sinfonico,  from  Cavalleria  Rusticano.  Mascagni. 

\_  Duet  by  MASTER  RUBENSTEIN  DKMAREST  and  HERR  BERNARD  WENDELL. 

2.  "A  Coat  Like  Proctor's" —The  Autobiography  of  an  Abused  Man,   -  -    Original. 

OPIE  READ. 

3.  "Opening  of  the  Fair."     -  Original. 

MR.  JOHN  McGovERN. 

4.  "Mar'  Jane,"  -      Original. 

l.ERov  ARMSTRONG. 

5.  American-Indian  Sorgs,   -  -  -      Arranged  by  Troycr. 

Miss  VIVA  CUMMINS. 

6.  Tenor  Solo,      -  -  -          Selected. 

MR.  FRANK  V.  POLLOCK. 

~.      Toreador's  Song,  -  -     Bizet. 

MR.  CHAS.  W.  CLARKE. 

S.      "A  Cowboy  Sermon,"  -  -  -        Original. 

CAI>T.  JACK  CRAWFORD. 

9.     Zither,      -  -  -  Selections. 

I'm  IK.  WM.  STKINBACH. 

After  expenses  were  paid  there  was  a  considerable  balance  covered  into 
the  club's  treasury.  A  lecture  by  Miss  Kate  Field  was  also  given  under 
the  auspices  of  the  club. 

February  15  Mrs.  Myra  Bradwell,  wife  of  Judge  J.  B.  Bradwell,  an 
ex-President  of  the  club,  died,  and  a  special  meeting  of  the  organization 
was^eld  on  the  i6th  inst.,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  action  concerning  the 
death  of  so  estimable  a  woman.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  draft 
resolutions  expressive  of  the  feelings  of  the  members  of  the  club,  and  it 
presented  the  following,  which  was  unanimously  adopted: 

On  Wednesday,  February  15,  Myra  Bradwell,  wife  of  Judge  James  B.  Bradwell,  died 
at  her  home  after  a  protracted  illness.  Her  husband  was  the  fourth  President  of  the  Press 


158  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

Club  of  Chicago,  long  its  Treasurer,  and  always  a  faithful  and  well-beloved  member.  By  the 
unanimous  voice  of  our  organization,  and  for  these  reasons,  but  also  for  still  greater  ones,  the 
club  desires  to  tender  to  him,  to  his  children  and  descendants,  and  to  put  on  record  before 
the  public,  its  final  expression  of  the  veneration  and  esteem  in  which  Myra  Bradwell,  the 
partner  of  his  extended  and  active  career,  was  held  among  us.  It  is.  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  it  is  the  view  of  this  body  of  men  that  Myra  Bradwell  was  one  of  the 
greatest  women  of  the  world,  worthy  of  rank  with  those  mothers  of  freedom  whose  glorious 
names  are  written  in  the  earlier  chronicles  of  our  Republic,  whose  deeds  are  the  boast  of  filial 
descendants  wherever  the  watch  of  liberty  is  set;  that  we  remain  cognizant  of  her  courageous, 
persistent,  and  effective  efforts  to  secure  the  rights  which  women  once  envied,  and  now,  by 
the  consent  of  many  governments  and  through  her  initiative,  have  completely  gained.  l!v 
this  conquest  woman  has  been  permitted  to  use  her  intellect  for  herself,  and  it  will  be  gratify- 
ing to  the  historians  of  the  future  when  they  shall  record  that  the  wife  and  mother  who  first 
compelled  the  way  for  women  into  the  upper  halls  of  justice,  into  the  greatest  court  that  the 
world  has  erected,  lived  to  see  her  sisters  among  the  governors  and  lawmakers  of  many  com- 
monwealths, and  was  herself  an  adviser  and  a  delegate  in  the  first  national  legislature  of 
women  to  be  authorized  by  any  government. 

Kesohvd,  That  we  all  bear  honorable  recollections  of  the  gentleness,  courtesy,  modesty 
and  dignity  of  this  great  woman,  and  in  laying  on  her  tomb  that  garland  of  just  commenda- 
tion which  must  adorn  her  history,  we  linger  to  speak  those  words  of  perennial  affection  which 
rise  from  every  heart. 

JOHN  McGOVERN,  \ 

'  NATE  A.  REED,  JR.,  >    Committee. 

LESTER  C.  HUBBARD,     ) 

In  March  a  reception  was  tendered  Dr.  O.  W.  Owen,  of  Detroit,  the 
wonderful  iconoclast,  who  believes  Bacon  wrote  Shakespeare,  and  about 
everything  else  of  consequence  that  was  written  between  Bacon's  fifteenth 
year  and  his  death.  The  doctor  explained,  for  the  first  time  in  public,  his 
method  of  extracting  the  cypher  story  from  the  Shakespearean  plays,  telling 
of  Bacon's  handiwork.  A  large  number  of  people  attended  this  reception, 
and  were  greatly  edified,  if  not  convinced,  by  the  eloquence  and  ingenuity 
of  the  doctor. 

During  the  year,  also,  the  deaths  of  Messrs.  Joseph  Kirkland,  Ben 
King,  James  H.  Coyne,  and  S.  P.  MacLean  were  announced,  and  appro- 
priate action  was  taken  in  each  case.  The  death  of  Mr.  King,  who  was 
a  writer  of  quaint  and  pleasing  verse,  a  musician  of  high  order,  and  a 
charming  entertainer,  was  peculiarly  sad.  He  was  traveling  in  the  South 
with  Opie  Read,  giving  entertainments,  and  on  the  evening  of  April  7 
appeared  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky.  After  the  entertainment  he  joined  a  few 
friends  at  supper,  and  about  midnight  retired.  The  next  morning  he  was 
found  dead  in  his  bed.  The  fact  was  at  once  telegraphed  the  club,  and 
arrangements  were  made  to  bring  the  body  to  this  city,  pending  the  decis- 
ion of  his  wife  and  parents  as  to  whether  the  body  should  be  buried  here 
in  the  Press  Club  lot  or  at  their  home  in  St.  Joseph,  Mich.  The  body 
arrived  at  noon,  Sunday,  April  8,  and  was  taken  to  the  club  rooms,  where 
funeral  services  were  held,  conducted  by  the  Rev.  Lloyd  Jenkin  Jones  and 
Rev.  Dr.  Davis,  of  St.  Joseph.  A  large  number  of  friends  of  Mr.  King 


JOHN    B.    JEFFREY 


E.    M.    I.AHIFF 

.IOS.    F.    HENDERSON 

JAMES    F.    BATE 


SAM    M.    Bl'KDETTE 

WASHINGTON    HFMNi; 

H.    D.    FAH<iO 


WILLIS    (1EO.    EMKKSON 
A.    H.    YOUNT 


H.    S.    BTNTING 


f  jjjf* 


WILL    B.    HirNTKK 

B.    AUTHt'R   JOHNSON 

11KXJ.    H.    ATWKLL 


ROBT,    V.    ROSE 

FRED    MAC'KENXIK 

D.    31      LINK 


SAM     M.    HAVMOM) 

ALKX.    J.    JOXKS 

AKTIIt'K    L.    <  I.AHKK 


I)K     I'Al'L    CAIU'S 


THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO.  163 

were  present  and  participated  in  the  services.  Several  members  of  the 
club  spoke  of  Mr.  King's  genius,  his  pleasing  personality,  and  of  the 
regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  all  the  members-  The  Imperial  Quartette, 
the  members  of  which  were  all  friends  of  the  deceased,  rendered  appro- 
priate music  during  the  services.  The  family  of  Mr.  King  being  desirous 
that  his  body  should  be  buried  in  St.  Joseph,  it  was  sent  there,  under  escort 
of  Nixon  Waterman,  and  interred  in  the  family  ground. 

One  of  the  most  gratifying  features  of  the  year  was  the  union  of  the 
Press  and  Newspaper  clubs,  which  was  accomplished  October  i.  The 
Newspaper  Club  was  organized  late  in  1893,  by  a  number  of  journalists, 
some  of  whom  had  never  been  connected  with  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago, 
and  others  who  had,  for  various  reasons,  dropped  out  of  that  organization. 
These  gentlemen  believed  that  Chicago  should  have  a  club  composed 
solely  of  men  engaged  in  daily  newspaper  work.  They  thought  such  a 
club  would  find  hearty  support.  An  organization  was  accordingly  per- 
fected, with  James  Sullivan,  of  The  Tribune,  since  deceased,  as  President, 
and  fine  quarters  were  secured  in  the  Boyce  building  on  Dearborn  street. 
It  grew  rapidly  in  membership,  and  was  well  supported  for  a  time.  The 
newspaper  men  of  the  country  who  had  at  various  times  enjoyed  the  hos- 
pitality of  Chicago  journalists  contributed  to  it  in  various  ways;  its  walls 
were  hung  with  pleasing  sketches,  the  nucleus  of  a  library  was  secured, 
elegant  furniture  was  provided,  and  there  were  billiard  and  pool  tables  for 
the  use  of  those  who  desired. 

But  all  these  things  did  not  make  an  enduring  club.  The  lines  upon 
which  the  organization  was  cast  were  too  narrow;  members  wanted  more 
latitude  and  a  wider  range  of  fellowship  than  the  constitution  permitted 
them  to  have  in  their  club  rooms.  As  a  consequence,  dissensions  arose 
and  the  officers  failed  to  receive  the  earnest  support  they  needed  to 
maintain  the  organization.  Many  of  the  members  were  also  members  of 
the  Press  Club,  and  when  it  became  evident  that  the  Newspaper  Club,  as 
a  distinct  institution,  could  not  be  continued,  they  began  talking  of  a 
consolidation  with  the  older  organization.  The  matter  was  thoroughly 
canvassed.  The  members  of  the  Press  Club  took  a  generous  view  of  the 
situation,  and  the  trend  of  sentiment  being  in  favor  of  such  action,  each 
organization  called  a  meeting  for  September  30,  at  which  their  respective 
Boards  of  Directors  were  given  full  power  to  act,  and  on  the  following 
day,  October  i,  the  union  was  effected  and  the  Newspaper  Club  vacated 
its  quarters  in  the  Boyce  building  and  moved  bag  and  baggage  over  to  the 
Press  Club  rooms.  The  entire  membership  of  the  Newspaper  Club,  num- 
bering 187,  was  merged  in  the  Press  Club,  giving  it  a  total  membership 
of  over  400,  and  making  it  the  strongest  organization  of  journalists  in 
the  country. 

On   the  same  day,  October  i,  the  death   of  Mrs.  Joseph   Medill  was 


164  THE    PRESS    CLUB    OF    CHICAGO. 

announced,  and  a  special  meeting  of  the  club  was  hastily  called  by  Presi- 
dent Vanderlip.  After  some  sincere  expressions  of  sympathy  with  Mr. 
Medill  and  family  in  the  loss  they  had  sustained  had  been  uttered,  the 
President  appointed  Messrs.  Stanley  Waterloo,  V.  M.  Harding  and  Opie 
Read  a  committee  to  draft  resolutions  expressive  of  the  feeling  of  the 
body.  They  reported  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago  tenders  to  one  of  the  greatest  of  American 
journalists  and  editors,  and  helpers  of  others  in  the  profession,  Mr.  Joseph  Medill,  its  sym- 
pathy and  deep  expression  of  feeling  at  this  time,  when  there  has  come  to  him  what  is  one  of 
the  greatest  sorrows  a  man  may  feel,  the  loss  of  the  companionship  of  a  noble  and  good 
partner  in  the  things  of  life.  The  Press  Club  of  Chicago  thus  simply —for  men  of  all  ages 
and  status  in  the  profession — extends  its  sympathy  to  one  whom  it  loves  and  respects. 

The  report  was  adopted  and  a  floral  tribute  ordered  sent  to  the 
stricken  household. 

Several  pleasant  receptions  were  given  to  local  and  visiting  news- 
paper men  during  the  early  part  of  the  year,  and  the  preparation  of  this 
history  was  begun.  Its  successful  issue  marks  only  one  of  the  many  able 
and  important  financial  achievements  of  the  year,  the  credit  for  most  of 
which  is  due  Financial  Secretary  F.  E.  Johnson,  though  the  conception  of 
the  history  project  is  due  to  Messrs.  I.  A.  Fleming  and  John  B.  Waldo. 

With  these  statements  the  chronicler  willingly  relinquishes  the  duty 
of  preserving  the  history  of  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago  to  others,  with  the 
hope  that  the  work  will  be  better  done  in  the  future.  The  Press  Club  of 
Chicago,  for  all  the  purposes  for  which  it  was  conceived,  is  surpassed  by 
no  like  organization  in  the  world,  and  this  fact  is  a  source  of  satisfaction 
to  those  of  its  members  who  have  ever  striven  to  make  its  influence  for 
good  felt  throughout  the  journalistic  profession. 


A.   CHA1SER 


PKESS   CLUB   MONUMENT,   MT.   HOPE   CEMETERY 


n  QYUmonam* 


JERE  MAHONEY, 

HARRY  K.  IRVIN, 

SAMUEL  J.  MEDILL, 

JAMES  E.  FITZGERALD. 

WILBUR  F.  STOREY, 

JOHN  FRASER, 

E.  T.  DALZELL, 

CHARLES  D.  WRIGHT, 

FRANK  CUNNINGHAM, 

HENRY  WENDELL  THOMSON. 

PAUL  C.  RUSSELL, 

CLARENCE  M.  OSTRAXDER, 

WILLIAM  COLEBROOK, 

LEANDER  STONE, 

JAMES  E.  SMALL, 

WILLIAM  BROSS, 

FRANK  S.  BLA1N, 

CLAREXCE  P.  DRESSER, 

ANDREW  C.  CAMERON, 

JOHN  A.  HALL, 

THOMAS  APPLEGTAE. 

JOHN  C.  BUNDY. 

FRANC  B.  WILKIE, 

JOSEPH  KIRK1LAND, 

CHARLES  GENTILE. 

BEN   KING, 
JAMES  H.  COYNE, 

s.  P.  MACLEAN, 

W.  A.  BROWN. 


EAKL    3IAKBLE 


O.  L.   DEMlNli 


UALIFICATIONS  for  membership  in  this  organization  are  set  forth 
in  the  subjoined  Article  from  the  Constitution,  and  it  is  a  matter 
of  record  that  every  member  of  the  club  came  strictly  within  one 
or  more  of  the  classes  at  the  time  of  his  election  to  membership.  Many 
have  since  engaged  in  other  pursuits,  but  have  maintained  their  connec- 
tion with  the  Press  Club: 

ARTICLE   II. 

SECTION  I.     There  shall  be  four  classes  of  members — active,  non-resident,  life  and  honorary. 

SEC.  2.     The  following  shall  be  eligible  to  active  membership: 

(a)  Persons  connected  with  the  press  in  Chicago  or  elsewhere  as  editors,  reporters,  proprietors, 
publishers  or  regular  paid  contributors  or  correspondents. 

(£)  Resident  editors  and  regular  paid  correspondents  of  journals  published  in  other  large  cities. 

(c)  Artists  regularly  employed  in  the  newspaper  profession. 

(tf]  Authors  of  books  of  original  matter  published  for  general  circulation,  and  persons  regularly 
engaged  in  literary  pursuits. 

(e]  Applicants  for  active  membership  must  have  possessed  the  above  qualifications  for  one  year, 
and  be  not  less  than  twenty  years  old. 

SEC.  3.  Non-resident  members  shall  possess  all  the  qualifications  of  active  members,  save  as  to 
residence  in  Chicago. 

SEC.  4.  Persons  eligible  as  active  or  non-resident  members  may  become  life  members  by  conform- 
ing to  Section  2  of  Article  VII. 

SEC.  5.  Prominent  authors  or  writers,  or  persons  who  have  placed  the  club  under  deep  obligation 
may  be  elected  honorary  members. 


Abbott,  F.  D. 
Abbott,  Willis  J. 
Adams,  A.  B. 
Adams,  F.  U. 
Ade,  George 
Almy,  C.  IX 
Anderson.  Franklin  S. 
Andrews,  O.  F. 
Armstrong,  II.  A. 
Armstrong,  Leroy 
Armstrong,   William 
Atwell,  Benj.  H. 
Ayers,  S.  P. 
Ayme,  Louis  H. 

Babbitt,  Geo.  A. 


ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 

Baird,  Thomas 
Baker,  E.  J. 
Baker,  K.  S. 
Banks,  Chas.  Eugene 
Barnes,  David 
Barron,  Elwyn  A. 
Barry,  P.    T. 
Bate,  James  F 
Beach,  Henry  L. 
Beachel,  Geo.  S. 
Beck,  E.  S. 
Bemis,  II.  V. 
Benham,  P.  1). 
Bennett,   F.  O. 
Bennett,   James  O'Donnell 
Bentham,  George 
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Benzinger,  Fred 
Bernard,  E.  M. 
Berry,  Thomas  P. 
Bloomingston,  J.  S. 
Bloss,  H.  H. 
Bloss,  William  L. 
Bogart,  R    D. 
Bonn,  J.  J. 
Boiling,  George  W. 
Bowen,  Wm.  A. 
Boyd,  James 
Bradley,  C.  II. 
Bradwell,  J    B. 
Bramhall,  John  T. 
Brenne,  Richard 
Brewer,  ]ohn  A. 


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Bronson,  Leonard 
Brooks,  Frank  H. 
Brown,  E.  B. 
Browne,  Ray 
Bryan,  I.  J. 
Buchanan,  R.  B. 
Bunting,  Harry  S. 
Burdette,  Samuel  M. 
Busbey,  L.  White 
Busbey,  W.  H. 

Cahill,  Daniel  P. 
Campbell,  Quintin 
Cannon,  Tom  H. 
Canman,  Leo 
Carpenter,  Harry 
Carr,  Homer  J. 
Cassidy,  Bert 
Chaiser,  Andrew 
Champion,  T.  J. 
Clarke,  A.  L. 
Cleveland,  H.I. 
Clover,  Sam  T. 
Cobb,  W.  K. 
Colbert,  Elias 
Connelly,  M.  \V. 
ConXvell,  James  \V. 
Cornell,  William  P. 
Cossar,  Walter  L. 
Costello,  John  J. 
Crane,  Jonathan  Mayo 
Crawford,  C.  E. 
Crissey,  Forrest 
Crowell,  C.  H. 
Curtis,  F.  D. 

Daley,  J.  R. 
Dame,  Asa 
Dandy,  J.  M. 
Davis,  J.  D. 
Davis,  J.  M. 
Dean,  Clarence  L. 
DeFoe,  L.  V. 
DeKraft,  S.  I. 
Deming,  O.  L. 
Denslow.  W.   W. 
Denison,  T.  S. 
Dillabough,  Joseph 
Dillingham,  E.  R. 
Dickson,  M.  E. 
Dixon,  John  Arthur 
Donaldson,  Henry  F. 


Dowst,  Charles 
Duncan,  Thomas 
Dunne,  Finlay  P. 
Durand.  Elliott 

Easley,  Ralph  M 
Eastman,   Barrett 
Eastman,  John  C. 
Eddy,  M.  Allen 
Emerson,  Willis  G. 
Erwin,  J.  M. 
Etten,  W.  J. 

Fargo,  H    D. 
Faraday,  W. 
Faye,  Charles  M. 
Fay,  John 
Finerty,  John  F. 
Finnegan,  F.  X. 
Fleming,  I.  A. 
Flinn   J.  J. 
Forker,  Harry  G. 
Forrester,  George 
Freeman,  W.  H. 
Freiberger,  Edward 
Frizelle,  Charles  E. 
Fuller,  J.  J. 

Gardner,  H.  G. 
Gay,  Henry  Lord 
Gesswein,  A.  J. 
Gibbs,  M.  H. 
Glenn,  W.  M. 
Glover,  Lyman  B. 
Granville,  Austyn 
Gregory,  Wesley  C. 
Goodspeed,  Chas.  L. 
Grover,  Chester  A. 

Halbert,  D.  M. 
Hall,  Dr  C.  B. 
Haller,  W.  J. 
Halloran,     ohn 
Hamilton,  Jno.  B.,  M.  D. 
Handy,  Moses  P. 
Harden,  Edward  W. 
Harding,  Victor  M. 
Harkness,  A.  H. 
Harper,  W.  H. 
Harrison,  John  H. 
Harrison,  William  Preston 
Harris,  F.  B. 


Hatch,  A.  F. 
Hays,  C.  L. 
Hazard,  Eugene  J. 
Hector,  Eugene 
Heinemann,  A.  H. 
Ileinemann,  H.  E.  O. 
Henderson,  D. 
Henderson,  Joseph  F. 
Hendrickson,  Prof.  Peter 
Henius,  Dr.  Max        . 
Hesing,  Washington 
Hitchcock,  C.  I. 
Hollman,  Joseph  C. 
Holden,  R.  H. 
Holme,  Frank 
Hough,  Clarence  A. 
Houseman    L.  M. 
Hubbard,  Lester  C. 
Hull.  Paul 
Hunt,  Henry  M. 
Hunter,  W.  B. 
Hutton,  N.  D. 
Hyde,  Harry  M. 
Hyde,  W.  T.  C. 

Tgleheart,  Wm. 
Insley,  Ed. 

Jacobsen,  R.  C. 
Jeffrey,  John  B. 
Johnson,  B.  A. 
Johnson,  Charles  C. 
Johnson,  Frank  E. 
Johnston,   H. 
Jones,  Alex.  J. 
Jones,  H.  Leroy 
Jones.  R.  H. 
Jones.  R    R. 

Kalheim,  O.  M. 
Keeley,  James 
Kelly,  John 
Keough,  Hugh  E. 
Kerr,  Charles  H. 
Kimball.  E.  R. 
Knox,  Wm.  M. 

Lahiff,  E.  M. 
Lamb,  Louis  A. 
Landers,  H.  O. 
Lane   John  J. 
Langland,  James 
Lay  ton,  Harry  B. 


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Leckie,  A.  S. 
Lederer,  Sam 
Lewis,  Irving 
Lewis,  \V.  E. 
Link,  D.  M. 
Linthicum,  Richard 
Lower,  Elton 
Lowrie,  Harrie  R. 

Macbeth,  W.  H. 
MacMillan,  Lincoln 
Maitland,  James 
Manning,  Ham- 
Mansfield,  J.  B. 
Marble,  Earl 
Martin,  Riley  V. 
Matthias,  Charles 
Maxwell,  John 
McCutcheon,  John  T. 
McEldowney,  J.  H. 
McEnnis,  John  C. 
McGaffey,  Ernest 
McGovern,  John 
McGrath,  George  B. 
McHugh,  Joseph  1'. 
McKay,  C.  P. 
McKay,  W.  K. 
McKenzie,  Edw.  S. 
McNeill,  Angus 
McQuilkin,  A.  H. 
McLaughlin,  D.  J. 
Mac  Rae,  W.  G. 
Medill,  Joseph 
Meredith,  Wm.  M. 
Mercier,  David  I. 
Miller,  Hubert  F. 
Mitchell,  H.  B. 
Michaels,  C.  D. 
Moody,  O.  E. 
Morrill,  F.  K. 
Mullaney,  B.  J. 
Murphy,  R.  J. 

Nathanson,  Martin 
Newell    Allen  G. 
Nicholas,  W.  G. 
Nicholl,  T.  J 
Nixon,  Chas.  E. 
Nixon,  \Vm.  Penn 
Norton,  S.  F. 
Nye,  Fred 


O'Connor,  John  C. 
O'Neill,  A.  W. 
O'Neill,  Thomas  J. 
O'Sullivan,  Daniel 
Oviatt,  F.  C. 
Owen.  E.  E. 

Packard,  A.  T. 
Park,  W.  H. 
Patterson,  A.  L. 
Patterson,  R.  W. 
Payne,  J.  Edward 
Peck,  Frederick  North 
Pepper,  Chas. 
Perce,  Chas.  F. 
Perkins,  Charles  G 
Perkins,  George  O. 
Phinney,  Warren 
Pickard,  E.  W. 
Pierce,  H.  A. 
Pixley,  Frank  S. 
Place,  R.  M. 
Pomeroy,  P.  P. 
Powers,  C.  J. 
Powers,  T.   E. 
Pratt,  George  \V. 
Prime,  S.  T.  K. 
Pritchard,  E.  R. 

Rae,  Fred  G. 
Ransom,  Robert 
Ray,  W.  E. 
Raymond,  Sam  M. 
Read,  Opie 
Reed,  N.  A.  Jr. 
Reilly,  Leigh 
Reiwitch,  Herman  L. 
Rhodes,  Charles  L. 
Rice,  F.  Willis 
Rice,  Wallace  DeGroot 
Richardson,  Fred 
Ritchie,  John 
Robinson,  H.  P. 
Rockwell,  R.  K. 
Rogers,   L.  W. 
Rose,  Robert  F. 
Rowe,  Dr.  N. 

Sass,  L. 

Sasseen.  David  E. 
Sayler,  H.  L. 
Schulte,  F.  J. 


Scovel.  H.  M. 
Senff,  Felix 
Shuman,  A.  F. 
Sittig,  E.  A. 
Sittig,  W.  A. 
Shanks,  W.  J. 
Sheridan,  Ed. 
Sherman,  John  D. 
Smith,  C.  W. 
Smith,  W.  V. 
Smyth,  HillC. 
Smythe,  J.  H. 
Snyder,  H.  W. 
Sparks,  Clifton 
Speed,  H.  B. 
Suessman,  A.  L. 
Sullivan,  W.  K. 
Steele.  Sam  V. 
Steiger,  Charles  11. 
Stone,  Edwin  P. 
Stone,  Melville  E. 
Strong,  C.  E. 
Strong,  J.  W. 
Strong,  W.  H. 
Sweeney.  Paul  DeHaven 

Taylor,  C.  W. 
Taylor,  W.  A. 
Terbush,  L.  F. 
Thomas,  J.  C. 
Thomson,  Slason 
Thompson,  T.  O. 
Tobin,  Frank  W. 
Tozer,  A.  B. 
Tracy,  F.  K. 
Turner,  H.  O. 

Underwood,  Kingsley 
Upton,  Geo.  P. 

Van  Benthuysen,  W. 

Waldo,  John  B. 
Walker,  W.  S. 
Walton,  L.  R. 
Waterloo,  Stanley 
Waterman,  Nixon 
Weed,  C.  E. 
Weippiert,  G.  W. 
Welch,  Frank-  B. 
Weston,  J.  W. 
Weigley,  Frank  S. 


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Whitford,  C.'  B. 
Wight,  George  H. 
Wilkie,  A.  C. 
Willy,  John 
Wood,  George  S. 
Woodbridge,  Harry  15. 


Woodward,  F.  R.  E. 
Woodward,  Theron  R. 
Wright,  C.  G. 
Wright,  Herbert  Carleton 
Wright,  John  E. 
Wright,  John  L. 


Wright,  Nat.  C. 
Wright,  Walter  C. 
Wyatt,  Frank  T. 

Yount,  A.  II. 


Blakely,  Charles  F. 
Bohn,  H.  J. 

Dunlop,  Joseph  R. 

Kochersperger,  H.  L. 
Kohlsaat,   H.   H. 


Burdette,  Robt.  J. 
Depevv,  Chauncey  M. 
Hatton,  Joseph 


LIFE    MEMBERS. 
Lawson,  Victor  F. 

Peck,  Ferd.  W. 
Rollins,  C.  E. 


Schneider,  George 
Scott,  James  W. 
Shepard,  H.  O. 

Vanderlip,  Frank  A. 
Walsh,  Jno.  R. 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 
Long,  Col.  C.  C.  Nye,  Edgar  W. 

Marchette,  Blanche  Roosevelt     Riley,  James  Whitcomb 
Mills,  Luther  Laflin  Watterson,  Henry 


NON-RESIDENT    MEMBERS. 


Andrews,  Byron 

Gray,  Frank  S. 

Pollard,  J.  Percival 

Bailey,  W.  W. 

Price,  T.  J. 

Hall    H.  P. 

Burrelle,  V.  A. 

Priest,  J.  L. 

Carus,  Dr.  Paul 

Ketchum,  R.  L. 

Richardson,  J.  S. 

Chandler,  W.  G. 
Chapin,  Will  E. 

Kimball,  M.  D. 
Knight,  H.  W. 

Shields,  G.  O. 
Shuman,  E.  L. 

Curtis,  Wm.  E. 

Lane,  Marcus 

Soustcheffsky,  R. 

Davis,  Augustine 
Donnelly,  Ignatius 

LaShelle,  Kirke 
Lloyd,  B.  F. 
Lonergan,  L.  F. 

Stromme,  P.  O. 
Sullivan,  M.  L. 

Eaton,  Will  D. 

Lush,  Charles  K. 

Visscher,  Will  L. 

Eggleston,  Dr.  W.  G. 

Malkoff,  M. 

Vos,  J.  II. 
Vynne,  Harold  R. 

Flanders,  A.  R. 

Manin,  W.  J. 

Fulton,  A.  W. 

Mackenzie,  Fred 

Weddell,  Thos.   R. 

Wellman,  Walter 

Gardiner,  C. 

Palmer,  Thomas  W. 

Wilkie,  John  E. 

Giveen,  R.  F. 

Payne,  Frank 

Wilmarth,  J.  C. 

CHICAGO  PRESS  CLUB. 


VISITORS'  REGISTER, 


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Tl)e  Rev  ^lorf,  Press  Club. 


By  S.   H.  AGNEW. 


The  New  York  Press  Club, 
the  largest  Press  Club  in  the 
world,  dates  back  to  1873. 
Twenty-one  years  ago,  the 
journalists  of  New  York  were 
wont  to  meet  in  Schaick's 
saloon  in  Nassau  street,  where 
the  question  of  a  journalistic 
organization  was  first  dis- 
cussed. Among  those  who  fre- 
quented this  resort,  and  who 
will  always  be  remembered  as 
the  founders  of  the  "  Journal- 
istic Society,"  were  James 
Pooton,  George  F.  Williams, 
William  H.  Stiner,  Charles  H. 
Bladen,  Howard  Carroll,  Wil- 
liam S.  D.  O'Grady,  Joseph 
A.  Peters  and  Jeremiah  J.  Roche.  Of  these  Major  George  F.  Williams 
is  now  connected  with  the  staff  of  The  New  York  Recorder.  Mr.  Bladen 
is  still  in  harness;  Howard  Carroll  and  William  Stiner  are  engaged  in 
other  business,  and  James  Pooton  holds  a  federal  position. 

The  "  Journalistic  Society"  was  organized  in  December,  1873,  and 
two  years  later  was  incorporated  under  that  name  by  the  founders  with  the 
exception  of  Howard  Carroll  and  Jeremiah  J.  Roche.  After  this  many 
well-known  newspaper  men  joined  and  the  membership  swelled  to  a  grati- 
fying extent. 

Rooms  at  115  and  117  Nassau  street  were  taken  for  club  purposes, 
and  in  1874  the  Society  changed  its  name  to  that  of  the  "  New  York  Press 
Club."  In  1884,  more  commodious  quarters  were  secured  by  leasing  the 
building  No.  120  Nassau  street.  The  initiation  fee  was  increased  from  $5 
to  $10,  and  the  club  assumed  more  of  a  local  habitation  and  permanency. 

183 


JOHN  W.    KELLER,  PRESIDENT 


184  THE    NEIV    YOKK    PRKSS    CLUB. 

Such  distinguished  men  as  Cyrus  W.  Field,  P.  S.  Gilmore,  F.  W. 
Jones,  Joseph  Pulitzer,  Elliott  F.  Shepard  and  George  W.  Childs  en- 
rolled themselves  as  members.  Among  other  honorary  and  life  members 
of  the  club  who  have  come  in  from  time  to  time  are  Chauncey  M.  Depew, 
William  Waldorf  Astor,  Roswell  P.  Flower,  William  R.  Grace,  Henry 
Hilton,  Levi  P.  Morton  and  Henry  M.  Stanley.  The  membership  of  the 
club  has  steadily  increased,  now  numbering  upward  of  650  names  on  its 
rolls,  including  the  brightest  intellects  in  metropolitan  journalism.  A 
great  ambition  of  the  management  from  the  start  has  been  to  erect  a  home 
of  its  own,  a  home  commensurate  with  the  growing  importance  and  repu- 
tation of  the  club  and  the  dignity  of  the  New  York  press.  This  object 
having  been  always  kept  in  view,  national  and  cosmopolitan  celebrities, 
famous  orators,  travelers,  prima  donnas,  great  actresses  and  actors,  men 
and  women  of  literary  fame,  came  forward  and  lent  their  services  to  raise 
funds  for  such  an  object.  The  moneyed  men  of  the  city  donated  hand- 
some sums,  and  the  theaters  gave  benefits  in  the  cause  until  the  sum  of 
upward  of  $100,000  was  raised  which  was  necessary  to  secure  a  lot  of 
ground  on  which  the  club  house  was  to  be  erected.  While  the  plans  are 
not  yet  complete,  it  is  the  intention  to  erect  a  building  fully  equipped 
with  all  conveniences  of  a  modern  club  house,  a  place  where  the  journal- 
ists of  the  world  may  be  received  and  entertained,  and  receptions  held. 
The  present  rooms  of  the  club  afford  a  lounging  place,  a  place  of  social 
meeting,  and,  with  its  library  and  files  of  the  daily  newspapers  of  New 
York  extending  as  far  back  as  1831,  furnish  a  workshop  for  industrious 
writers,  such  as  cannot  be  had  or  given  in  the  city. 

The  charities  of  the  club  are  conducted  with  discrimination  and  lib- 
erality. The  Press  Club  in  the  exercise  of  its  benevolence  is  in  the  highest 
degree  democratic.  When  a  worthy  applicant  appeals  for  assistance  it 
suffices  that  he  is  connected  with  journalism,  and  the  aid  is  given,  whether 
he  is  a  club  member  or  not.  The  Presidents  of  the  club  since  its  organi- 
zation have  been  James  Pooton,  1873-4;  George  F.  Williams,  1875; 
Charles  H.  Bladen,  1876;  Charles  H.  Pulham,  1877;  John  B.  Wood,  1878- 
9;  William  N.  Penney,  1880;  John  C.  Hennessey,  1881  ;  Truman  A.  Merri- 
man,  1882-3-4;  Amos  J.  Cummings,  1885-6;  John  A.  Green,  1887;  John 
A.  Cockerill,  1888-9,  1890-1-2,  and  John  W.  Keller,  1893-4. 

Since  journalism  has  become  so  potent  a  factor  in  our  national  life, 
the  presidency  of  the  New  York  Press  Club  is  a  prize  that  is  keenly  con- 
tested for.  For  two  successful  competitors  at  least — Merriman  and  Cum- 
mings— it  has  led  to  the  halls  of  Congress,  and  among  its  members  are 
quite  a  number  of  State  Senators  and  Assemblymen.  The  incumbent 
of  the  Presidency,  John  W.  Keller,  is  managing  editor  of  The  New 
York  Recorder.  Mr.  Keller  was  born  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  on  July  5, 
1856,  and  traces  his  ancestry  in  the  Blue  Grass  State  back  to  Revolutionary 


THE    .VEW     YORK    PKESS    CLUB.  185 

times.  He  was  educated  in  Yale,  class  of  1879.  In  appearance  he  is  a 
fine  specimen  of  the  Kentucky  gentleman,  and  is  an  athlete  of  no  mean 
order.  He  pulled  oar  No.  5  in  the  university  boat  race  with  Harvard  in 
1879,  and  took  a  leading  part  generally  in  the  athletic  sports  and  games 
of  the  college.  That  he  did  not  spend  all  his  college  life  in  classics  and 
athletics,  however,  is  evident  from  the  fact  that  in  1879  he  founded  The 
Yale  College  Daily  News,  the  first  daily  paper  ever  started  in  a  university, 
either  European  or  American.  It  is  still  in  existence,  and  flourishes 
amain.  Mr.  Keller  came  to  New  York  in  December,  1879,  and  began  his 
newspaper  career  as  reporter  on  Truth,  then  issued  for  the  first  time. 

He  was  subsequently  made  its  dramatic  editor.  He  has  been  con- 
nected with  The  Dramatic  News,  The  World,  The  Times  and  The  Press, 
until  The  Recorder  appeared  in  the  journalistic  firmament,  when  he  was 
made  its  managing  editor,  which  position  he  still  retains.  Mr.  Keller  is 
the  author  of  "Tangled  Lives,"  a  successful  drama.  He  is  an  able  after- 
dinner  speaker,  having,  as  well  as  other  acquirements,  a  keen  sense  of 
humor  and  a  ready  wit.  The  New  York  Press  Club  is  justly  proud  of  its 
present  President,  and  delights  to  honor  Mr.  Keller,  as  he  reflects  honor 
upon  the  club.  He  has  done  more  toward  raising  the  club's  large  charity 
and  building  funds  than  any  other  single  member.  The  present  officers 
and  members  of  the  New  York  Press  Club  are  as  follows: 

PRESIDENT: 
JOHN    W.   KELLER. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
ASHLEY    W.  COLE. 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT:  THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

GEO.   H.   FLEMMING.  GEO.  H.  DICKINSON. 

TREASURER:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

JOHN  C.   HENNESSEY.  GEORGE  F.  LYON. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY:  CORRESPONDING  SECRETARY: 

CALEB  H.  REDFERN.  S.   H.  AGNEW. 

HOARD  OF  TRUSTEES: 
J.  I.  C.  CLARKE,   Chairman. 

JOHN  \V.    KELLER.  JOHN  N.  BROCKWAY. 

ASHLEY  W.   COLE.  JOHN  FRIEDRICH. 

JOHN  C.  HENNESSEY.  GEO.  F.  WILLIAMS. 

GEO.  F.  LYON.  CHARLES  \Y.  PRICE. 

W.  J.  K.  KENNY.  ARTHUR   A.  MACKAYE,   Sec'y   to  Board 

R.  E.  A.  DORR.  JOHN  A.  COCKERILL. 

LIBRARIAN: 

I.    FRANK   CLARK. 


186 


THE    NEW    YORK    J'KESS    CLUB. 


Abarbanell,  Jacob  R. 
Ackerman,  Gunther  K. 
Ackerman,  George  H. 
Adams,  W.  II. 
Agnew,  Samuel  H. 
Agnus,  Gen.  Felix 
Alden,  John 
Ames,  IX  T. 
Andrews,  A.  F. 
Andrews,  W.  S. 
Angell,  A.  H. 
Angevine,  Frank 
Arkell,  W.  J.  Bliss 
Arnoux,  Charles  T. 
Austin,  Samuel  C. 

Bailey,  I.  H. 
Ballard,  Anna 
Raich,  E.  B. 
Barsotti,  Charles 
Bartholomew.  George 
Bassett,  F.  N. 
Beard,  F.  S. 
Beattie,  Charles  M. 
Beecher,  Eugene  F. 
Beers,  William  C. 
Bell,  Clark 
Bennett,  W.  H. 
Bennington,  Arthur 
Herri,  William 
Bill,  Edward  Lyman 
Black,  E.  Martin 
Bladen,  Charles  H. 
Blake.  George  W. 
Blake,  M.  F. 
Bocock,  Kemper 
Bodley,  William  S. 
Bonner,  Robert  E. 
Bonynge,  Edward  W. 
Bonynge,  Robert 
Bonynge,  William  F. 
Bottassi,  Demetius 
Blakely,  David 
Brasher,  A.  R. 
Brown,  W.  R. 
Brown,  Charles  R. 
Brown.  Percy 
Brady,  Jerome 
Brockway,  John  N. 
Brockway,  F.  A. 
Brown,  George 
Brown,  R.  C. 


ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 

Brown,  W.  L. 
Bruce,  L.  C. 
Bruno,  R.  M. 
Burrell,  F.  A. 
Burdett,  II.  W. 
Burgin,  V.  F. 
Burke,  Edward  A. 
Burke,  Joseph  J. 
Burke,  Richard 
Byrne,  Joseph 

Cadwallader,  F.  I. 
Caldwell,  J.  R. 
Calhoun,  Maj.  A.  R. 
Call,  W.  T. 
Cantor,  Hon.  Jacob  A. 
Casey,  Edward  F. 
Cassidy,  Patrick  S. 
Chadwick,  Henry 
Charlois,  Jean  I. 
Chenoweth,  E.  B. 
Childe,  Cromwell 
Christian,  C.  H. 
Clark,  J.  Frank 
Clark,  Marvin  R. 
Clarke,  J.  I.  C. 
Clancy,  James  J. 
Clappe,  Arthur  A. 
Clark,  J.  W. 
Cone,  Edward  P. 
Cortelyou,  Geo.  B. 
Coles   Stephen  L. 
Coates,  Foster 
Cockerill,  Col.  John  A. 
Cole,  A.  W. 
Cole,  W.  L. 
Collar.  Charles  B. 
Colt,  Daniel  H. 
Condon,  Edw.   O'Meagher 
Cook,  V.  S. 
Cotter,  John 
Cowan,  W.  J. 
Coyney,  Weston 
Creamer,  Thomas  J. 
Crisswell,  R.  W. 
Culyer.  J.  V. 
Cummings,  Amos  J. 
Cummings,  Geo.  W. 
Cunniam,  P. 
Curtis,  F.  B.  I). 
Curtis,  W.  B. 


Daniels,  W.  C. 
Dare,  Arthur 
Davenport,  B.  R. 
Davenport,  R.  B. 
Deering,  W.  A. 
Beats,  H.  E 
Delano,  Thomas  H. 
Depew,  Chauncey  M. 
Desmond,  Henry  W. 
Dickinson.  A.  J. 
Dickinson,  Geo.  H. 
Digney,  John  M. 
Dodge,  Raymond  E. 
Doney,  E.  S. 
Doolittle,  Frank  W. 
Dreyfus,  Jacob 
Ducret,  Arthur  F. 
Devide,  Charles 
Delano,  Arthur  H. 
Doster.  E.  D. 
Demerest,  J.  A. 
Degan,   Robert 
Dorr,  R.  E.  A. 
Doolittle,  R.  E. 
Dunn,  Thomas  J. 

Eagan,  James 
Ebbetts,  C.  H. 
F.arlie,  Geo.  E. 
Edwards,  Charles,  J. 
Eddinger,  M. 
Eddy.  F.  W. 
Eddy,  W.  A. 
Edison,  Thos.  A. 
Edson,  Dr.  Cyrus 
Edwards,  Richard 
Elderkin,  John 
Ellis,  W.  J. 
Ellison,  I    S. 
England,  W.  H. 
English,  G.  W. 
Eschwege,  Walter  O. 
Evans,  C.  Ralph 
Evans,  Thos.  H. 

Fancuilli,  F. 
Fast,  F.  R. 
Fay,  Gaston 
Fish,  Ferdinand 
Fisk,  Chas.  W. 
Freece,  de  A.  15. 
Farnham,  R.  L. 


THE    NEW    YORK    PKESS    CLUB. 


187 


Farrelly,  I'. 
Flynn.E.  J. 
Frothingham,  Robt. 
Fisher,  H.  W. 
Fales,  W.  E.  S. 
Fitzpatrick,  P.  A. 
Fleming,  Geo.  H. 
Flower,  Roswell  P. 
Ford,  Thomas 
Forman,  Allen 
Fort,  Homer 
Fowler,  Edward  S. 
Frankenstien,  G.  L. 
Friedrich,  John 
Fyles,  C.  E. 
Fuller,  Paul 
Fullerton,  K.  B. 
Feigl,  Fred 

Gallagher,  Barclay 
Gavan,  Joseph 
Gedney,  F.  G. 
Geoghegan,  \V. 
Gude,  G. 
Grossman,  M.  H. 
Gallagher,  James 
Gillam,  B. 
Guilfoyle,  J.  J. 
Grout,  R.  W. 
Gorman,  Timothy 
Green,  W.  B. 
George,  Chas.  H. 
Gibson,  William  B.  Jr. 
Gilbert,  Shepard  D. 
Gilchrist.  \Vm.  F. 
Gillig,  H.  F. 
Gilpin,  Wm.  Brouard 
Golding.  Louis  T. 
Govan,  Charles  H. 
Grace,  Wm.  R. 
Grey,  Wm.  Steele 
Greaves,  E.  T. 
Griffin,  Dr.  John 
Griffin,  M. 
Guy,  Charles  L. 
Gould,  J.  H. 
Griffith,  Wm.  Patton 
Giunard,  Henry 

Hall,  A.  Oakey 
Hackett,  H.  li. 


Hicks,  W.  E. 
Hicks,  W.  H. 
Halstead    Murat 
Hill,  John  A. 
Hinman,  F.  W. 
Hamilton,  R.  F. 
Hammond,  Clement  M. 
Hammond,  Geo. 
Hanway,  P.  J. 
Hardenburgh,  Jas.  E. 
Hardin,  L.  S. 
Harding,  Wm. 
Hardwick,  Benjamin 
Harris,  E.  H. 
Harrison,  Geo.  E. 
Harrison,  R.  A. 
Harrison,  Russell  B. 
Harroun,  G.  K. 
Hart,  Chas.  F. 
Hastings,  Hugh 
Halton,  John  A. 
Hayden,  Henry  R. 
Healy,  Augustine 
Healy,  David 
Hemming,  F, 
Hennessy,  Rolland 
Hill,  John  G. 
Hamlin,  Chas.  E. 
Hinman,  Geo.  E. 
Hancock,  H.  I. 
Hall,  A.  Wilford 
Hasbrook,  Chas.  E. 
Henderson,  John 
Hendrix,  Joseph  C. 
Hennessy,  Chas.  O'C. 
Hennessy,  John  A. 
Hennessy,  John  C. 
Hennessy,  Joseph  P. 
Henry,  W.  H. 
Hess,  Aug. 
Hicks,  Wm. 
Hilton,  Henry 
Hirsch,  M.  J. 
Holly,  Willis 
Hollman,  Oliver  D. 
Hoyer,  C.  E. 
Howard,  Joseph,  Jr. 
Hoyt,  Charles  A.  E. 
Hoyt,  Chas.  Hale 
Hoyt   E.  V. 
Hoyt,  F.  A. 


Hoyt,  W.  H.  Jr. 
Hughes,  C.  C. 
Huking,  Leonard  J. 

Ingram,  H.  B. 
Innes,  Prof.  F.  N. 

Johnson,  N.  J. 
Jackson,  John  P. 
Jackson,  Thos.  W. 
Jacobs,  A    L. 
Jacques,  W.  L. 
James,  Thos.  L. 
Jenney,  Charles  A. 
Jones,  Francis  W. 
Jennings,  N.  A. 
James,  Howard  K. 
Karst,  John 
Keller,  John  W. 
Kenny,  W.  J.  K. 
Kent,  A.  T. 
Kerr,  Wm.  M. 
King.  Gen.  Horatio  C. 
Klopsch,  Louis 
Kirchoff,  Charles 
Kane,  Rev.  J.  J. 

Lakey,  Charles  D. 
Landon,  Melville  D. 
Lassing,  Dr.  Henry 
Latzke,   Paul 
Lee,  Walter  J. 
Lehman.  F.  M. 
Levy,  Eugene  H. 
Lewis,  Charles  B. 
Lewis,  W.  H. 
Little,  Andrew 
Livandais,  Dr.  A.  M. 
Livingston,  W.  H. 
Lord,  Chester  S. 
Loyd,  Samuel 
Laughlin,  P.  J. 
Lake,  Carson 
Lowenstein,  M.  J. 
Lewi,  Isidor 
Lyon,  Geo.  F. 

Macguire,  Frank  Z. 
Mackaye,  Arthur  L. 
Macy,  J.  William 
Maderia,  F.  D. 
Mamreov,  B.  A.  F. 
Marshall,  I.  D. 


188 


THE    NEW    YORK    PRESS    CLUB. 


Masterson,  Thos.  A. 
May,  Chas.  S. 
May,  Edward  W. 
Mayers,  Jacob 
McAdam,  David 
McBreen,  P.  F. 
McCann    Peter  K. 
McDonald,  John  \V. 
McEwan,  D.  C. 
McLean,  John  H. 
McLean,  Charles  F. 
McLaughlin,  M.  E. 
McManus,  Thos.  J.  L. 
McMurran,  Charles  \V. 
Mayo,  C.  A. 
Murphy.  M.  J. 
Morris,  Fred  P. 
Muldaur,  Geo.  B. 
Marsh,  H.  I. 
Martin,  T.  Henry 
Miller,  H.  Percy 
Myers,  Gustavus 
MacKnight,  [as.  A. 
Meany,  Geo.  P. 
Meehan,  Thos.  F. 
Meeker,  Ralph 
Meyer,  J.  G.  A. 
Miles,  Geo.  E. 
Miller,  John  DeWitt 
Mitchell,  J.  J.,  Jr. 
Macauliff,  Harry 
MacMichael,  Norton 
Mathison,  Charles  F. 
Milholland,  J.  E. 
Morse,  Lyman  D. 
Mitchell,  John  J. 
Mooney,  J.  H. 
Mortimer,  F.  C. 
Morton,  Levi  P. 
Moss,  Charles 
Mott,  Lawrence  S. 
Moulton,  Geo.  E. 
Mullaly,  John 
Munroe,  P.  S.  M. 
Munson,  Jas.  E. 
Murphy,  Walter  S. 

Nagle,  Dr.  John  T. 
Neagle,  Harry 
Nickerson,  W.  E. 
Nostrand,  F.  \V. 
Norton,  Geo.  L. 


O'Leary,  Henry  A. 
O'Brien,  Jas.  W. 
O'Brien,  Thos.  S. 
O'Donnell,  Wra.  H. 
O'Neill,  \V.  Lane 
O'Rourke,  C.  A. 
Osborne,  W.  F. 
Oudin,  Joseph  A. 
Olney.  Geo.  \V. 
Olsen,  Neills 
Ormsbee,  H.  \V. 
Oscanyan,  C. 

Page,  Harry  C. 
Parker,  A.  D. 
Pasko,  W.  W. 
Pearce,  Geo.  W. 
Pearsall,  Alfred  E. 
Pearsall,  E.  R. 
Peck,  Frederick  North 
Penny,  Wm.  N. 
Perry,  Dr.  Charles  J. 
Phillips,  Waldorf  H. 
Phillips,  Walter  P. 
Phelps,  Sheffield 
Phelps,  Geo.  M. 
Perkins,  Frank 
Phenis,  Albert 
Platt,  W.  A. 
Pooton,  James 
Pratt,  Sereno  S. 
Price,  Chas.  W. 
Pulitzer,  Joseph 

Quigley,  W.  S. 

Ransom,  Chas.  A. 
Rankin,  A.  B. 
Raab,  C. 

Rawlings,  S.   T.  E. 
Redding,  C.  H.   E. 
Redfern,  Caleb  H. 
Reed,  Charles  B. 
Reid,  Geo.  I. 
Rice,  I.  L. 

Richardson,  A.  Frank 
Richardson,  M.  T. 
Ransom,  W.  A. 
Roberts,  W.  C. 
Rascover,  James 
Rascover,  Edward 
Rushmore,  Chas.  E. 
Richardson,  J.  H. 


Rhoads,  J.  W. 
Rogers,  Robert 
Rowell,  Geo.  P. 
Ridder,  Henry 
Ridder,  Herman 
Riggs,  E.   G. 
Riggs,  O.  W. 
Ritch,  Henry  Ramson 
Roberts,  Ellis  H. 
Roesch,  Geo.  F. 
Roosevelt,  Rob't  B. 
Ross,  Peter 
Rothschild,  Alonzo 
Rowe,  Geo.  H. 
Rusk,  Frank  T. 
Russell,  P.  A.  J. 
Ruttan,  W.   E. 
Rothwell,  Richard  P. 

Salmon,  Leon  N. 
Sanger.  W.   A. 
Sass,  C.  Victor 
Shilling,  J.  A. 
Schoenduv,  Andrew  L. 
Stump,  Clarence  E. 
Sommerville,   Roy  V. 
Shepherd,  John  L. 
Strassman,  A. 
Scott,  James  W. 
Selmes,  R.  E. 
Senner,  Dr.  Joseph 
Sidebotham,   T.  B. 
Sinclair,  Angus 
Smith,  Charles  J. 
Smith,  Nelson 
Sommers,  Harry  C. 
Sotheran,  Charles 
Speer,  Wm.  McM. 
Spinney,  Geo.   F. 
Stanley,  Henry  M. 
Stein,  Meyer  J. 
Snyder,  N.  N. 
Snyder,  W.  S. 
Showalker,  W.  DeKalb 
Steele,  J.  S. 
Sullivan,  Jas.  E. 
Sutton,  Geo.  D. 
Sutton,  David  A. 
Stanton,  R.  L. 
Sterne,  S. 

Stevenson,  John   R. 
Stiles,  W.  A. 


THE    NEW    YORK    PRESS    CLUB. 


189 


Stiner,  Joseph  H. 
Stiner,  Wm.  H. 
Swain,  G.  F. 
Sweeney,  Dr.  J.  Vincent 
Sweet,  Clinton  W. 

Taggard,  E.  T. 
Taylor,  Geo.  B. 
Terry,  Henry  Clay 
Thompson,  \V.  V. 
Thurber,  F.  B. 
Tifft,  A.  H. 
Tinker,  John  J. 
Tinsdale,  E.  J. 
Tooley,  James  W. 
Tousey,  Frank 
Tower,  H.  E. 
Taggard,  Geo.  P. 
Thorns,  W.  A. 
Tippetts,  Wm.  H. 
Turner,  Will  C. 
Troy,  W.  B. 
Taylor,  Sam'l  W.  Jr. 
Townsend,  James  B. 


Tovey,  A.  E.  J. 
Townsend,  E.  DeKay 
Tucker,  Gideon  J. 

Van  Arsdale.  R.  M. 
Van  Cleve,  James  A. 
Van  Dyke,  Herbert 
Valentine,  F.  C. 
Vaughn,  B.  A. 
Vaughn,  W.  W. 
Veitch,  David  S. 
Vreeland,  S.  S. 

Wales,  Salem  H. 
Walters,  R.  M. 
Walton,  Perry 
Warker,  E.  H. 
Washburn,  Dexter  C. 
Webb,  John  H. 
Webster,  Franklin 
Weil,  Julius 
White,  Geo. 
Wakeman,  W.  F. 
Wright,  Charles  H. 
Webster,  Geo.  P. 


White,  Hugh  L. 
Wetzler,  Joseph 
Willis,  W.  D. 
Wiley,  Louis 
Wood,  Benjamin 
Weston,  Edw.  Payson 
Whithead,  Sam'l 
Whitley,  J.  E. 
Wight,  Jarvis  S. 
Wilder,  Marshall  P. 
Wiley,  Wm.  Halstead 
Williams,  Geo.  F. 
Williams,  Wm.  H. 
Wilson,  John 
Wilson,  John  G. 
Wilson,  Harry  B. 
Wiman,  Erastus 
Winton,  Henry  D. 
Worrall,  Wm.  R. 
Wyatt,  Francis 

Yates,  Benjamin 
Young,  John  Russell 
Young,  de  M.  H. 


Astor,  William  Waldorf 
*Bonar,  Thomas 

Bruce,  David 
*Childs,  George  W. 
*Croly,  D.  G. 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

Depew,  Chauncey  M. 
Flower,  Roswell  P. 
Grace,  William  R. 
Hilton,  Henry 
*McElrath,  Thomas 


Morton,  Levi  P. 
Pooton,  James 
Smith,  J    L. 
Stanley,  Henry  M. 


*  Deceased. 


Agnus,  Gen.  Felix 
Brown,  Col.  W.  L. 
Ballard,  Anna 
Dare,  Arthur 
Elderkin,  John 
Edison,  Thomas  A. 


LIFE    MEMBERS— Active. 

Gillig,  Henry  F. 
Hall,  A.  Oakey 
Hoyt,  Charles  A. 
Jones,  Francis  W. 
Loyd,  Samuel 
Mooney,  John  H. 


Pulitzer,  Hon.  Joseph 
Nagle,  Dr.  John  T. 
Ridder,  Herman 
Sidebotham,  T.  B. 
Thurber,  F.  B. 
Wiman,  Erastus 


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Established  1855. 


Incorporated  1865. 


BRANCHES 


MANUFACTURERS  OF  WROUGHT 
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Philadelphia 
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J.  li.HAGGIN.  IRWIX  C.  STl'Ml'. 

\V.  F.  GOAD.  HEXRY  WADSWORTH. 


S.W.  FURGUSSON,  Manager. 

F.  G.  DRUM,  Secretary. 

A.  H.  IIKUER,  Sup't  Agencies. 


Kern  County  Land  Company 

BAKERSFIELD,  CAL. 

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CAPITAL,  $10,000,000. 

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H.  A.  RUST, 

President. 


A.  WISWALL, 
Secy,  and  Supt. 


ESTABLISHED   1872.  TEL.  rtAIN  2744- 

W.  A.  MERIGOLD 

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Engravers. 

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Notary  and    Corporate    Seals,       Numbering  Machines, 
Rubber  Stamps,  Stencils,  Brushes  and  Inks. 

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PAUL  O.  STENSI.ANO,  ANDREW  C   LAI.-STEX. 

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This  club  was  organized 
in  1886,  the  incorporation 
papers  being  dated  May  28. 
Its  first  quarters  were  in  an 
eyrie  in  Court  street,  and  of 
the  place  J.  B.  Smith,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  club,  has  said: 

"To  think  of  that  long 
ascent,  even  in  retrospect,  is 
enough  to  give  one  a  pain  in 
the  joints.  But  despite  the 
difficulties  of  locomotion,  the 
members  climbed  to  the  rooms 
in  sufficient  numbers  to  show 
that  interest  in  the  success  of 
the  club  was  general.  After 
a  time — it  is  just  as  well  to 
confess  that  it  was  after  the 
first  annual  entertainment — the  club  felt  able  to  remove  to  more  desirable 
quarters.  The  choice  for  a  new  location  fell  in  the  midst  of  a  section  of 
the  city  where  the  children  of  Bohemia  had  long  pre-empted  their  claims. 
In  Bosworth  street,  fragrant  with  the  odors  of  English  chop  houses  and 
French  tables  d'hote,  the  club  made  its  home.  A  Bible  society  occupies 
the  first  floor  of  the  club  house,  and  the  windows  facing  Bromfield  street 
look  out  upon  a  church.  These  details  are  thrown  in  to  reassure  wives 
and  sweethearts  that  the  club  is  located  in  a  respectable  quarter  of  the 
town,  surrounded  by  institutions  which  cannot  fail  to  edify  and  inspire 
the  members  " 

The  society  of  the  club  is  a  pure  democracy.  Neither  "bigwigs" 
nor  "hightippybobs"  are  recognized  there.  Within  its  doors  the  man 
who  pays  the  salary  stands  upon  the  same  footing  as  he  who  receives  it; 

195 


FRED  E.    WHITlNfi.    PRESIDENT 


196  THE    BOSTON    PRESS    CLUB. 

the  editor  who  wields  the  blue  pencil  and  the  reporter  who  furnishes  the 
copy  for  mutilation  both  forget  the  feuds  of  the  past  in  the  mellowing 
influences  of  the  place. 

A  restaurant  is  run  for  the  benefit  of  the  members,  and  while  the 
cuisine  is  wholesome  and  nutritious  it  is  not  likely  that  it  will  diminish 
the  receipts  of  Young's  or  Ober's.  This  department  is  run  day  and  night, 
affording  opportunity  for  the  members  to  secure  refreshments  at  all  times. 
This  feature  of  the  club  is  warmly  appreciated  by  all,  but  especially  by 
those  whose  duties  compel  them  to  labor  at  night.  When  the  lights  are 
out  and  the  shutters  up  at  other  dining  establishments  the  steward  of  the 
club  is  still  found  at  his  post.  Even  after  the  morning  papers  have  gone 
to  press,  when  the  rest  of  creation  is  taking  its  final  nap,  the  reporters 
who  have  been  caught  with  long  assignments,  and  the  news  editors,  those 
vigilant  searchers  for  errors  of  fact,  grammar  and  taste,  who  never  sleep 
till  the  dawn  approaches,  may  be  found  reviving  their  drooping  spirits 
from  the  stores  of  the  steward's  larder. 

A  fire  alarm  tapper  is  also  at  hand,  while  telephone  and  messenger 
service  keep  the  members  within  easy  communication  of  the  newspaper 
offices. 

Of  course  sociability  is  the  principal  object  of  the  club.  Before  it 
was  organized  the  employees  on  the  press  in  this  city  had  absolutely  no 
place  where  they  could  meet  together  in  a  social  way.  It  was  often  the 
case  that  men  worked  in  different  offices  for  years  without  having  had  an 
opportunity  to  become  personally  acquainted.  Under  such  circumstances 
men  could  have  had  very  little  interest  in  one  another.  Through  the 
medium  of  the  club  all  this  has  been  changed,  and  a  spirit  of  fellowship 
prevails  which  was  formerly  unknown.  The  advantage  of  this  general 
acquaintanceship  is  obvious.  From  mutual  discussion  of  the  matter 
appearing  in  the  newspapers,  the  abilities  of  the  writers  become  known  to 
the  whole  fraternity  almost  as  accurately  as  to  those  whom  they  alone 
serve.  This  gives  every  man  of  merit  a  standing  in  the  craft  which  is  of 
great  advantage  to  him  when  he  feels  inclined,  or  compelled,  to  change 
his  base  of  operations. 

Many  interesting  and  enjoyable  entertainments  have  been  held  in  the 
club  house.  For  the  instruction  and  amusement  of  the  members  Henry 
A.  Clapp,  the  popular  Shakespearean  lecturer,  has  talked  of  the  writings 
of  the  great  English  bard;  George  Makepeace  Towle  has  drawn  on  his 
fund  of  historical  knowledge;  Prof.  Muybridge  has  illustrated  his  obser- 
vations on  animal  locomotion;  P.  T.  Barnum  has  given  reminiscences  of 
his  active  and  varied  life,  and  Mark  Twain  has  turned  on  the  fountain  of 
his  wit  and  humor.  George  Kennan  has  given  two  courses  of  lectures 
under  the  auspices  of  the  club,  which  were  received  with  great  public 
favor,  and  Bill  Nye  and  James  Whitcomb  Riley  were  introduced  to  a 
Boston  audience  under  the  same  auspices. 


THE    BOSTON    PRESS    CLUB.  197 

The  professional  and  amateur  stage,  always  generous  of  their  time 
and  talents,  have  been  frequently  pressed  into  service  to  delight  and 
amuse  the  members  in  the  club  house. 

Among  the  distinguished  gentlemen  in  whose  honor  the  club  has  held 
receptions  are  Henry  M.  Stanley,  Mark  Twain,  Bill  Nye,  James  Whitcomb 
Riley,  George  Kennan,  P.  T.  Barnum,  and  Elijah  W.  Halford. 

The  success  of  the  club  has  been  as  great  as  could  have  been  reason- 
ably expected,  but  it  is  disclosing  no  secret  to  say  that  there  is  an  oppor- 
tunity for  the  achievement  of  still  greater  success  in  future. 

The  present  home  of  the  club  is  at  No.  14  Bosworth  street,  and  is 
now  sufficiently  commodious  for  all  the  requirements  of  its  312  members. 
Of  these  216  are  on  the  active  list;  that  is,  are  men  who  are  actively 
engaged  in  newspaper  and  literary  work  in  Boston,  or  were  so  engaged 
when  they  joined  the  club;  about  50  more  possess  associate  membership, 
a  distinction  dependent  mainly  on  residence;  and  43  are  what  we  call 
visiting  members,  men  prominent  in  business  and  politics  who  are  not 
connected  with  the  newspaper  press,  but  who  value  a  connection  with  the 
Press  Club,  the  representative  organization  of  Boston  newspaper  men. 

The  death  roll  of  the  club  contains  31  names.  We  are  a  fairly  enter- 
prising body  of  men,  take  us  all  in  all,  as  the  public  knows,  generally  to 
its  profit,  and  occasionally  to  the  cost  of  some  of  its  individuals;  we  are 
doing  well,  but  we  hope  to  do  better,  and  some  day,  when  the  times  look 
up,  we  will  talk  of  building  a  house  over  our  heads,  and  of  getting  a 
thousand  members,  more  or  less,  to  make  us  the  greatest  club  in  the  city. 

The  officers  of  the  club  and  members  at  the  present  time  are  as 
follows: 

PRESIDENT:  FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

FRED.  E.  WHITING.  WM.  V.  ALEXANDER.  JACOB  C.   MORSE. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT:  FOURTH  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

ROBERT  G.   FITCH.  WILLIAM   B.  SMART. 

SECRETARY:  TREASURER:  FINANCIAL  SECRETARY: 

M.  J.  KEATING.         GEORGE  M.  WHITAKER.          EDMUND  J.  CARPENTER. 

DIRECTORS: 

EDWIN  STEARNS.  FRANK  C.   BROWNELL.  WILLIAM   E.   BRIGHAM. 

GEORGE  H.   BRENNAN.  J.  W.   HEMENWAY. 

WM.   S.   McNARY.  JAY  B.   BENTON. 

And  the  Executive  Officers. 

MEMBERSHIP  COMMITTEE: 

CHAIRMAN:  SKCRETARY-TREASURER: 

EMIL  SCHWAB.  E.  G.   HEATH. 

WALTER  LITTLEFIELD. 

WARREN  T.   BILLINGS.  FRANK  A.   NICHOLS. 

CHARLES  F.   GETTEMY.  F.   W.   FORD.  JOSEPH   MCCARTHY 


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THE    BOSTON    PRESS    CLUB. 


Adams,  Walter  E. 
Adams,  William  T. 
Ahern,  M.  W. 
Alden,  Fred  H. 
Alexander,  William  V. 
Anderson,  Thomas  F. 
Andrews,  Chas.  H.  (Life) 
Andrews,  Charles  S. 
Appleton,  B.  A. 
Appleton,   Henry 
Austin,  Henry  W. 

Bacon,  Edwin  M. 
Baker,  William 
Balch,  William  L. 
Barnes,  Walter  S.,  Jr. 
Barrett,  A.  W. 
Barren,  Clarence  W. 
Barry,  E.  P. 
Baxter,  Sylvester 
Beal,  B.  Leighton 
Bean,  Edgar  L. 
Bender,  Prosper 
Bennett,  Frank  P. 
Benton,  Jay  B. 
Billings,  Warren  T. 
Bonnelle,  Frank  J. 
Bosworth,  F.  E. 
Bragdon,  Alvin  A. 
Brennan,  George  H. 
Brigham,  William  E. 
Brownell,  Atherton 
Brovvnell,  Frank  C. 
Buckley,   Eugene 
Burns,  Wylie  C. 
Burpee,  George  C. 
Byrne,  Samuel  J. 
Burton,   Frederick  R. 

Carmody,  John  D. 
Carpenter,  Edmund  J. 
Chamberlain,  Henry  R. 
Chase,  Walter  G. 
Clarke,  Arthur  E. 
Cobb,  Walter  H . 
Cole,  Alfred  Q. 
Conant,  Charles  A. 
Cook,  Charles  E. 
Cooke,  Albert  W. 
Coolidge,  Erwin  I,. 
Cornish,  H    S. 
Costello,  J.  F. 


ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 

Cracknell,  Ralph 
Crosby,  Edward  H. 
Currier,  George  W. 
Curran,  M.  P. 

Daniels,  James 
Dickey,  F.  G. 
Dickinson,  George  H. 
Dodd,  Horace       • 
Donovan,  William  F. 
Dorr,  Henry  R. 
Douglas,  O.  M. 
Draper,  Edward  F. 
Dresser,  William  A. 
Drew,  Charles  S. 
Dukelow,  Charles  T. 
Durant,  William 
Dyar,  Charles  W. 

Edgerly,  Julian  C. 
Edwards,  Edward  E. 
Ellis,  George  H. 
Ellis,  William  R. 
Elmer,  A.  D. 
Elson,  George  H. 
Elson,  Louis  C. 
Estes,  J.  Irving 
Evans,  George  W. 

Feeney,  Thomas  J . 
Finerty,  H.  B. 
Firman,  Burton  M. 
Fitch,  Robert  G. 
Flanagan,  John  S. 
Flanagan,  Thomas  P. 
Fletcher,  Herbert  H. 
Ford,  Daniel  S.  (Life) 
Ford,  Frederick  W. 
Fowle,  Arthur  A. 
French,  E.  M.  C 
Fuller,  Horace  W. 

Gettemy,  Charles  F. 
Gibbons,  Joseph  M. 
Gillam,  Ernest  M. 
Glidden,  Charles  H. 
Goodrich,  Frederick  E. 
Goodwin,  Fred  W. 
Goss,  Frank  M. 
Green,  Mason  A. 
Grier,  H.  J. 
Griswold,  James  R. 
Groce,  Joseph  B. 


Grout,  William  C. 
Guild,  Curtis  (Life) 

Hale,  Philip 
Harrison,  Frank 
Haskell,  E.  B.  (Life) 
Hathaway,  William  H. 
Hazewell,  Edward  W. 
Heath,  Edwin  G. 
Hemenway,  J.  W. 
Holbrook,  Benjamin  P. 
Holmes,  John  H. 
Hopkins,  William 
Howard,  Charles  S. 
Howard,  Joseph,  Jr. 
Howell,  Edwin  C. 
Huntington,  E.  S. 

Jenkins,  E.  L. 
Johnson,  C.  C. 
Keating,  M.  J. 
Keeler,  Justin  S. 
Kelley,  Peter 
Kenniff,  Daniel  J. 
Kingdon,  Samuel  S. 
Knowlton,  Daniel  S. 

Lee,  John  H. 
Lee.  William 
Legate,  Henry  R. 
Little,  Edward  S. 
Lord,  Eliot 
Loring,  Charles  A. 
Lovell,  Arthur  T. 

Maguire,  Patrick 
Mandell,  Samuel  P. 
Mandell,  George  S. 
Markham,  E.  F. 
Mattson,  John 
McCarthy,  Joseph 
Mclntire,  H.  F. 
McNally,  John  J. 
McNamara,  John  J. 
McNary,  William  S. 
Merrigan,  John  J. 
Merrill,  Samuel 
Miles,  Samuel  S.  (Life) 
Monroe,  George  H. 
Moore,  George  W. 
Morgan,  James 
Morse,  Jacob  C. 
Murray,  William  F. 


T1IK    BOSTON    PRESS    CLUB. 


199 


Nichols,  Francis  A. 
Nichols,  Frank  A. 
Nichols,  John  W. 
Noyes,  James  B. 
Odlin,  Edward  \V. 
O'Keefe,  Arthur 
O'Meara,  Stephen 

Parcelle,   Walter  A. 
Parker,  Arthur  C. 
Parkman,  Henry 
Pember,  John  E. 
Pinkham,  Henry  M. 
Pope,  Frank  H. 
Porter,  Linn  B. 
Prescott,  Edward  (Life) 
Quinn,  Thomas  C. 
Quint,  Wilder  D. 

Ransom,  C.  M. 
Restarick,  Charles  W. 
Reynolds,  J.  B. 
Rice,  C.  Frank 
Rich,  Charles  J. 


Rich,  Isaac  B. 
Richmond,  George  F. 
Ritchie,  John,  Jr 
Robertson,  D.  C. 
Robinson,  A.  H. 
Robinson,  William  E. 
Roffe,  W.  G.  T. 

Sanger,  William  H. 
Savage,  Minot  J. 
Saxe,  Martin 
Schwab,  Emil 
Schriftgiesser,  Julius  J. 
Shirley,  Sidney  F. 
Sise,  Robert  W. 
Smart,  William  B. 
Smith,  Cross  G. 
Smith,  Daniel  W. 
Smith,  George  H. 
Smith,  John  B. 
Smith,  Joseph  C. 
Splithoff,  Peter 
Stearns,  Edwin 
Stevens,  Frank  B. 


Stewart,  George  A. 
Stickney,  Edwin  D. 
Strang,  Lewis  C. 
Strong,  William  T. 
Sullivan,  William  D. 

Talbot,  Emory  H. 
Taylor,  Charles  H.  (Life) 
Taylor,  Nathaniel  H. 
Teamon,  Robert  T. 

Walsh,  William  H. 
Wardner,  Torrey  E. 
Washburne,  George  F. 
Weeks,  Frank  M. 
Whitaker,  George  M. 
Whiting,  Fred  E.  (Life) 
Whitney,  Fred  B.  (Life) 
Wilkinson,  H.  S. 
Winship,  Albert  E. 
Winslow,  W.  Copley 
Woodward,  William  A. 
Woods,  E.  H. 
Woods,  Joseph  E. 

Young,  George  M. 


ASSOCIATE    MEMBERS. 


Atwill,  Richard  S.  (Life) 

Gosse,  C.  S. 

O'Brien,  Hugh 

Olin,  William  M. 

Bacon,  George  A. 

Haines,  George  A. 

Bennett,  Oliver  A. 

Hall,  William  D. 

Partridge,  Wm.  Ordway 

Bogardus,  F. 
Boss,  Robert  P. 

Hickey,  David  J. 
Holden,  Luther  L. 

Quinn,  William  J. 

Bridge,  J    Ransom 

Hoyt,  Charles  H. 

Rice,  James  E 

Burpee,  George  C. 

Leach,  E.  Arthur 

Richards,  George  F. 

Cahill,  Thomas  H. 

Littlefield,  Walter 

Smith.  G.  Waldon 

Claflin,  Fred  H. 

Marvel,  Louis  H. 

Southard,  Louis  C. 

Crockett,  Ralph  W. 

Maxham,  Lowell  M. 

Southwick,  Henry  L. 

Decrow,  William  E. 

Meany,  John  T. 

Sproul,  Arthur  E. 

Dever,  John  F. 

Merrill,  George  S. 

Tarbel,  P.  E. 

Mood)  ,  John  H. 

Towne,  Willis  L. 

Farnsworth,  Fred  L. 
Fitzgerald,  J.  K. 

Morse,  Charles  F. 
Moseley,  Samuel  R. 

Tyler,  James  L.,  Jr. 

Flynn,  William  H. 

Murphy,  James  C. 

Watson,  B.  F. 

Fowle,  A.  Lincoln 

Murphy,  John  R. 

Watson.  J.  R. 

Frazar,  Douglas 

Myrick,  N.  Sumner 

Wells,  John  S. 

200 


Andrew,  John  F. 

Bird,  Lewis  J. 
Breed,  Frank  W. 
Burbank,  A.  N. 

Clarke,  James 
Cordley,  F.  K. 

Davis,  Charles  G. 
Denison,  Henry  B. 
Doogue,  L.  J. 
Dunbar,  Charles  C. 

Eaton,  Charles  S. 

Faxon,  Henry  H. 
Field,  George  P. 
Fitzpatrick,  John  B. 


THE    BOSTON    ]>RESS    CLUB. 
VISITING    MEMBERS. 


Galvin,  Owen  A. 
Galvin,  Thomas  F. 

Haile,  William  H. 
Harris,  Herbert  A. 
Hart,  Thomas  N. 

Jones,  Jerome 
Knowles,  C.  S. 

Lawrence,  William  B. 
Leeson,  J.  R. 
Lodge,  Henry  Cabot 

Mitchell,  Edwin  V. 
Morse,  Elijah  A. 

Nichols,  George  B. 
Obrion,  Thomas  L. 


Paige,  John  C. 
Parker,  J.  H. 
Pierce,  Henry  L. 
Pope,  Albert  A. 

Reed,  Henry  R. 
Russell,  William  A. 
Russell,  William  E. 
Russell,  Harry  E. 

Shuman,  A. 
Sinclair,  Charles  A. 
Smith,  Harry  W. 
Sprague,  Charles  F. 

Tucker,  George  F. 

Wardwell,  J.  Otis 
Whitney,  Henry  M. 


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By  C.  M.  STADDEN. 


The  National  Capital  Press 
Club  is  an  organization  that 
was  incorporated  by  the  Wash- 
ington correspondents  at  the 
beginning  of  1891.  Thereto- 
fore the  local  newspaper  repre- 
sentatives took  steps  to  organ- 
ize a  social  club,  but  their  task 
was  not  completed.  January 
21,  1891,  the  correspondents 
assembled  at  the  Ebbitt  House 
and  agreed  that  by  proceeding 
upon  the  lines  laid  out  by  the 
local  press,  a  club  should  be 
formed.  Mr.  John  P.  Miller 
presided  over  this  first  meeting 
as  temporary  chairman,  and 
committees  were  appointed  to 
draft  a  constitution  and  to  secure  quarters  for  the  club. 

After  the  constitution  was  adopted  the  first  election  was  held  February 
16,  1891,  and  S.  H.  Kauffman  was  made  President.  The  organization 
immediately  secured  the  second,  third  and  fourth  stories  of  a  building  ad- 
joining the  corner  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  Fourteenth  street,  which 
is  the  present  location  of  the  club. 

The  membership  of  the  National  Capital  Press  Club  is  of  three  classes, 
namely:  Resident,  Non-Resident  and  Associate.  According  to  the  con- 
stitution the  following  persons  and  no  others  are  eligible  for  active  mem- 
bership: Men  who  are  connected  with  newspapers,  magazines  or  other 
periodicals,  and  artists  who  have  a  similar  connection,  provided  that  in 
all  cases  their  work  shall  be  of  a  character  to  bring  them  within  the  gen- 
eral scope  of  the  purposes  of  the  club.  The  initiation  fee  for  this  class  of 

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membership  is  $15,  and  the  annual  dues  $24.  Gentlemen  who  are  not 
eligible  to  Resident  or  Non-Resident  membership  may  be  elected  to  Associ- 
ate membership,  provided  they  are  nominated  by  twenty  active  members  in 
good  standing.  They  shall  pay  $35  in  advance  in  lieu  of  all  fees  and 
dues.  This  latter  class  consists  principally  of  Senators,  Members  of  Con- 
gress and  Government  officials. 

The  club  is  now  in  a  flourishing  condition.  The  cafe  and  buffet  are 
well  patronized  and  are  running  on  a  paying  basis.  The  parlors  and 
reading  room  are  well  supplied  with  the  leading  papers,  books  and  peri- 
odicals. The  writing  room  is  a  source  of  great  convenience,  especially  to 
visiting  correspondents.  Changes  and  improvements  about  the  rooms  are 
being  made  constantly,  and  at  present  a  committee  is  laboring  with  the 
revision  of  the  constitution. 

The  following  are  the  rolls  of  the  club: 

OFFICERS. 

PRESIDENT:  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

JOHN  P.  MILLER.  JEROME  J.  WILBER. 

SECRETARY:  TREASURER: 

CORRY  M.  STADDEN.  DANIEL  CURRY. 


Allen,  William  H. 
Allison,  James  \V. 
Annin,  William  E. 
Apperson,  Geo.  H. 
Austin,  Oscar  P. 
Ayers,  Edward  W. 

Bain,  G.  Grantham 
Barrett,  Edward  W. 
Bailey,  A.  M. 
Beadle,  J.  H. 
Bell,  Wm.  R. 
Blumenburg,  Milton  W. 
Boyle,  John 
Boynton,  Chas.  A. 
Boynton,  Charles  H. 
Brady,  Edward  W. 
Britton,  Fred  H. 
Brooks,  Hobart 
Browne,  Herbert  J. 
Butt,  Archibald  W. 

Campbell,  Francis  C. 
Canfield,  Henry  S. 
Carson,  John  M. 
Carter,  J.  M.,  Jr. 
Carter,  John 


ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 

Chandlee,  Wm.  H. 
Clarke,  Alfred  J. 
Clarke,  H.  Conquest 
Coffin,  Geo.  Y. 
Carlton,  Charles  Carroll 
Carpenter,  Frank  G. 
Cohen,  John  S. 
Conant,  Charles  A. 
Crandall,  Lee 
Crounse,  Wm.  L. 
Cummings,  Amos  J. 
Curry,  Daniel 
Curtis,  Samuel  M. 
Curtis,  Wm.  E. 
Gushing,  Marshall 

Darby,  Rufus  H. 
Darwin,  Chas.  C. 
Decker,  Karl  J. 
Dey,  Fred  M. 
Dingley,  Albert  G. 
Drew,  John  W. 
DuBois,  James  T. 
Dunn,  Arthur  W. 
Durham,  Jay  F. 
Fernold,  C.  B 


Ferris,  Fergus  P. 
Foster,  E.  M. 

Gardiner,  Cornelius 
Garthe,  Louis 
Gill,  Delancy  W. 
Gilliland,  Geo.  E. 
Gibson,  E.  J. 
Goodwin,    Harry  P. 
Gross,  John  A. 
Grubb,  Alfred  F. 

Harbercow,  L.  W. 
Hall,  Henry 
Halstead,  Albert 
Hamilton,  Chas.  A. 
Handy,  Fred  A.  G. 
Harris,  Findlay 
*Hatton,  Frank 
Heath,  Perry  S. 
Henry,  James  S. 
Hill,  Geo.  Wm. 
Hinman,  Wilber  F. 
Hood,  Edwin  M. 
Hosford,  Frank  H. 
Hopkins,  Henry  T. 
Howe,   Franklin  T. 
*  Deceased. 


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Hughes,  Peter  J. 
Hunt,  A.  B. 
Hutchison,  John  A. 

Irland,  Fred'k  G. 

Jenks,  J.  Edward 
Johnson,  H.  L.  E.,  Dr. 
Johnson,  Philander  C. 
Johnson,  Sylvanus 
Jones,  John  E. 

Kauffmann,  Rudolph 
Kauffmann,  S.  H. 
Kauffmann,  Victor 
Kerns,  Charles  E. 
Kirby,  Thos.  B. 

Lampton,  \Vm.  J. 
Lemon,  Geo.  E. 
Lewis,  Alfred  H. 
Lindsley,  Richard  H. 
Lockwood,  Chas.  B. 
Low,  A.  Matirice 

McEIroy,  John 
McSween,  Angus 
Martin,  Jas.  D. 
Mathews,  Jerry  A. 
Matthews,  R.  Bowman 
Merrick,  Harry  L. 


Merrillant,  C.  H. 
Messenger,  North  O. 
Metzger,  Chas.  W. 
Miller,  Albert  L. 
Miller,  John  P. 
Milliken,  Benjamin  H. 
Morgan,  Frank  P. 
Morgan,  T.  M. 
Murrey,  Thos.  J. 
Mussey,  Fred  D. 

Newcomb,  Josiah  T. 
Noah,  Jacob  J. 
Noyes,  Crosby  S. 
Noyes,  Frank  B 
Noyes,  Thomas  C. 
Noyes,  Theo.  \V. 

O'Connor,  John   D. 
O'Neil,  Francis  J. 
Oulahan,  Richard  V. 

Quinn,  E.  S. 

Ridenour,  Chas.  J. 
Roberts,  Henry  C. 
Rose,  Clifford 
Rouzer,  Geo.  W. 

Schroeder,  Reginald 
Shaw,  Wm.   B. 


Shriver,  John  S. 
Simpson,  \Vm.  E. 
Smith,  E.  B. 
Smith,  Henry  H. 
Smith,  H.  N. 
Smith,  N.  W. 
Stadden,  Corry  M. 
Sterrett,  William  G. 
Stevens,  Walter  B. 
Sylvester,  Richard 
Sylvester,  Richard  H. 

Tennant,  J.  W. 
Thompson,  Chas.  T. 
Thompson,  Howard  \V. 
Tillman,  J.  Fount 

Van  Antwerp,  Jas  S. 

Walker,  Harry  W. 
Walsh,  Patrick 
Warden,  Clifford 
Wedderburn,  John 
Wellman,   Walter 
West,  Harry  W. 
Wight,  E.  B. 
Wilber,  Jerome  J. 
Wilkins,  Beriah 
Williams,  John  C. 
Wilson,   Harvey  L. 
Wynne,  Robert  J. 


Ainsworth,  Fred.  C.,  Col. 
Allen,  Edward  H. 
Alvey,  William 

Bailey,  Jos.  W. .   Hon. 
Barnes,  Lyman  E.,  Hon. 
Bartlett,  Geo.  A. 
Battershall,  Sanford 
Beall,  Robert 
Blanchard,  A. 
Boatney.  Charles  J.,  Hon. 
Bright,  Richard,  Col. 
Broadhead,  Richard 
Burke,  J.  M. 

Caldwell,  John  A.,  Hon. 
Cannon,  Jos.  G.,  Hon. 
Caruth,  Asher  G.,  Hon. 
Catchings,  Thos.  C.,  Hon. 
Clements,  Judson  C.,  Hon. 


ASSOCIATE    MEMBERS. 

Cobb,  Seth  W.,  Hon. 
Covert,  J   W.,  Hon. 
Grain,  William  H.,  Hon. 
Crisp,  Chas.  F.,  Hon. 
Crutchfield,  N.  T. 
Gulp,  John  M. 

Darlton,  Chas.  A 
Devine,  John  T. 
Derrickson,  Samuel  B. 
Dockery,  Alex.  M.,  Hon. 
Dolliver,  Jonathan  P.,  Hon. 
DuBois,  Fred.  T. 
Dunn,  John  T.,  Hon. 

East,  Hughes 
Ellcott,  Henry  J. 

Fay.  John  C. 

Fanciulli,  Francesso,  Prof. 


Fellows,  John  R.,  Hon. 

Gale,  Thomas  M. 
Gardner,  Lawrence 
Gardner,  Wm.  F.,  Prof 
Geary,  Thomas  J.,  Hon. 
Galvis,  George  O. 
Gordon,  Frank 

Hamilton,  John  B.,  Dr. 
Hamlin,  Chas.  S.,  Hon. 
Hassler,  J.  J.  S. 
Hatch,  Wm.  H.,  Hon. 
Hibbert,  Charles  H. 
Hilborn,  Samuel  G.,  Hon. 
Houghtaling,  W.  J. 
Hupp,  L.  J. 

Johnson,  Tom  L.,  Hon. 
Jones,  John  Paul 


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Kerr,  James,  M.  D. 
Kilgore,  C.  Buckley 
Kimball,  E.  S. 

Lamoreux,  Silas  W. 
Landis,  Kenesaw  M. 
Layton,  B.  W. 
Lindsay,  William 
Lipscomb,  Andrew  A. 
Lothrop,  Alvin  M. 
Louis,  Michael  A.  W. 

McAleer,  Wm.,  Hon. 
McGann,  Lawrence 
Macauley,  Daniel 
Mansur,  Chas.  H. 
Mercer,  David  H.,  Hon. 
Merritt,   H.  F. 
Myer,  Adolph,  Hon. 
Minetill,  Joseph  P. 
Mitchell,  John  L.,  Hon. 


Money,  Hernando  D. ,  Hon. 
Mosely,  Edward  A. 
Muhlenburg,  John  C. 
Murry,  John  H. 

Parker,  Myron  M. 
Pitney,  Ora  L. 
Pommer,  Frank  L. 
Price,  Andrew,  Hon. 

Quay,  Matthew  S.,  Hon. 

Raymond,  A.  C. 
Reilly,  James  B. 
Reynolds,  John  M. 
Roosevelt,  Theo.,  Hon. 
Rudy,  William  D. 

Sayers,  Jos.  D. ,  Hon. 
Shipman,  Jon.  B.,  Hon. 
Sibley,  Joseph  C.,   Hon. 
Simms,  William  H. 


Smith,  Marcus  A.,  Hon. 
Somers,  Peter  J.,  Hon. 
Sousa,  John  P.,   Prof. 
Stone,  Chas.  W.,  Hon. 
Storer,  Bellamy,  Hon. 
Squire,  \VaUon  C.,   Hon. 

Tarsney,  John  C.,  Hon, 
Tolford,  W.  O. 
Torrey,  J.  L. 
Tucker,  W.  F.,   Major 

Voorhees,  Daniel  W.,  Hon. 

Wade,  Rufus  D. 
Wardle.  James  H. 
Washington,  Joe  E.,   Hon. 
White,  Edward  D.,   Hon. 
Whitehead,  Cabell 
Wright,  Myron  B.,  Hon. 
Wyman,  Walter,   M.  D. 


NON-RESIDENT    MEMBERS. 


Bartholdt,  Rich'd,  Hon. 
Bean,  Tarleton  H. 
Bennett,  Claude  N. 
Berch,  N.  P. 
Bone,  Scott  C. 
Bowman,   Thos.,  Hon. 
Boyle,  P.  C. 
Burrelle,  F.  C. 

Durborow.  A.  C.,  Hon. 
De  Lipman,  M. 

Fearn,  R.  Lee 


George,  Henry,  Jr. 
Glenn,  W.  M. 

Handy,  William  M. 
Hansborough,  H.  C. 
Hoffman,  Geo.  H. 
Howard,  Joseph  Jr. 
Hughes,  Peter  J. 

Kerr,  James,  Hon 

Mack,  Norman  E. 
Miller,  Jos.  S. 
Moorehead,  H.  B. 


Muckle,  M.  Richard 
Mutchler,  Howard 

Osborne,  N.  G. 

Scott,  James  W. 
Sahler.  Charles  Jr. 

Taylor,  F.  H. 

Williams,  John  S. 
Williams,  Thos    T. 

Young,  Jas.  Russell 
Young,  John  Russell 


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are  on  the  Cemetery  grounds.  The  Chicago  &  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Station  at  Morgan  Park  is  5 
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TI)e  Indianapolis  Press 


By  Miss  LAURA  A.  SMITH. 


The  Indianapolis  Press 
Club  is  now  in  the  fourth  year 
of  its  existence,  having  been 
organized  in  January,  1891, 
with  Mr.  William  Fortune,  a 
prominent  newspaper  man  and 
secretary  of  the  Commercial 
Club,  as  its  President.  The 
club  was  the  outgrowth  of  a 
banquet  given  by  the  news- 
paper men  to  Henry  L.  Wat- 
terson,  and  was  formed  to 
bring  writers  and  newspaper 
people  together  in  the  interest 
of  their  calling  and  good-fel- 
lowship, and  to  provide  com- 
fortable club  rooms  for  them. 
The  club  is  composed  of  both 
ladies  and  gentlemen,  four  ladies  being  among  the  charter  members — Mrs. 
Ida  A.  Harper,  editorial  writer  of  The  Indianapolis  News,  Miss  Anna 
Nicholas,  associate  editor  of  The  Indianapolis  Journal,  Miss  Laura  A. 
Smith,  of  The  Indianapolis  Sentinel,  and  Mrs.  Nettie  Ransford,  editor  of 
The  Eastern  Star. 

The  club  has  delightful  rooms  in  the  center  of  the  city.  The  walls 
are  decorated  with  a  fine  collection  of  the  works  of  Indiana  artists,  and 
the  library  contains  the  books  of  Indiana  authors.  While  not  large,  the 
club  has  on  its  list  of  members  men  like  James  Whitcomb  Riley,  the 
Hoosier  poet;  Gen.  Lew  Wallace,  the  author  of  "Ben  Hur, "  and  others 
who  have  placed  Indiana  in  the  front  rank  of  American  literature.  The 
club  does  not  give  many  receptions  and  social  entertainments  save  when 
there  are  distinguished  guests  in  the  city  to  be  entertained,  for  all  its  mem- 
bers are  in  active  literary  work  and  have  little  time  for  society.  The 

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annual  author's  reading  given  by  the  club  is  the  largest  entertainment  of 
the  year  and  never  fails  to  pack  the  opera  house.  Mr.  Riley  always 
appears  on  the  program  and  other  Indiana  authors,  with  an  occasional 
Kentuckian  thrown  in,  appear  and  read  from  their  own  manuscripts.  The 
past  presidents  of  the  club  are:  William  Fortune,  1891  ;  Hilton  U.  Brown, 
1892;  and  Harry  S.  New,  1893. 

A  new  and  simpler  constitution  was  adopted   in   1894,  at  which  time 
the  Club  was  composed  of  the  following  officers  and  members: 

PRESIDENT:  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

JAMES  P.   HORNADAV.  LAURA  REAM. 

TREASURER: 
HILTON  U.   BROWN. 

CUSTODIAN: 
WALTER   K.   LANDIS. 


SECRETARY: 
LAURA  A.   SMITH. 


LIBRARIAN: 
ADOLP1I  SCIIMUCK. 


ARTHUR  C.   WHITE. 

T.  A.   RANDALL. 


DIRECTORS: 
J.   B.  JEUP. 


ERNEST   P,   BICKNELL. 


MAURICE  PERKINS. 


Alexander,  Grace 

Banta,  D.  D. 
Bicknell,  Ernest  P. 
Briceland,  H.  G. 
Brown,  Harry  G. 
Brown,  Hilton  U. 
Brown,   Robert 
Burk    Annis 

Carlton,  Emma 
Clancy,  M.  J. 

Dennis,  Charles 
Dunn,  J.  P. 

Eaton,  Ben  A. 

Fortune,  William 
Foster,  Charles 
Fuller,  Chas.  II. 

Galloway,  Walter 
Goodridge,  Fred.  L. 

Henderson,  J.  O. 
Hibben,  Thomas  E. 
Hitt,  George  C. 
Hogate,  Julian  D. 
Holliday,  John  H. 
Hornaday,  James  P. 
Howland,  Louis 


MEMBERS. 

Jenkin,  D.  H. 
Jeup,  J.  B. 
Johnson,  O.  R. 

Kaylor,  Wm.  1 1. 
Kingsbury,  J.  G. 

Landis,  Charles  B. 
Landis,  Walter  K. 
Lane,  Chas.  R. 
Layman,  Chas.  A. 
Lee,  Lot 
Ludlow,  Louis 

Mavity,   Mr. 
Mayer,  Cornelius 
Maynard,  J.  B. 
McKenzie,  Miss  Anna 
McPhetridge.  Lannes 
Miller,  Samantha  West 
Morss,  S.  E. 
Morton,  Oliver  T. 

New,  Harry  S. 
Nicholas  Anna 
Nicholson,  Meredith 

O'Brien,  H.  S. 

Paine,  Gavin  L. 
Payne,  Frank 
Perkins,  Maurice 


Peterson,  A.  W. 
Piercy,  J.  W. 
Praigg,  D    T. 
Pratt,  W.  D 

Randall,  T.  A. 
Ransford,  Nettie 
Ream,  Laura 
Richards,  W.  J, 
Riley,  James  Whitcomb 
Ross,  Morris 
Royce,  Alvin 
Royce,  Harry 

Schmuck,  Adolph 
Seeds,  Russel  M. 
Smiley,  T.  E. 
Smith,  Laura  A. 
Stafford,   E.  E. 
Steele,  T.  J. 
Stein,  Evalein 

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Bv   T-   IX    McMANUS. 


The  idea  of  establishing  a 
Press  Club  in  Milwaukee  orig- 
inated in  the  brain  of  Archie 
Foster  about  ten  years  ago. 
Foster  was  then  the  theatrical 
and  sporting  editor  of  The 
Sentinel.  One  night,  while  a 
number  of  the  boys  were  en- 
gaged at  their  after  midnight 
lunch,  Foster  suggested  his  pet 
idea,  and  within  two  weeks 
quarters  had  been  secured  and 
a  Press  Club  organized.  This 
ready,  active  enthusiasm  which 
inspired  its  beginning,  has 
ever  since  been  the  chief  factor 
in  the  success  of  the  club. 
James  Langland,  the  present 

managing  editor  of  The  Chicago  Record,  was  elected  its  first  president. 
Foster  afterward  became  an  actor,  joined  Jacob  Lilt's  forces  and  died  in 
Denver.  Singular  to  note  he  is  the  only  active  thorough  member  of  the 
club  whose  name  appears  on  the  mortuary  list. 

From  the  first  the  club  thrived,  and  was  instantly  recognized  as  an 
excellent  medium  for  propagating  good  fellowship.  But  in  1888,  with 
over  $100.00  in  the  treasury,  it  was  found  necessary  to  reorganize  it  for  the 
purpose  of  reviving  interest.  Since  then  the  history  of  the  club  has  been 
a  series  of  brilliant  affairs  and  glorious  undertakings.  To-day  it  stands 
in  every  respect  among  the  foremost  organizations  of  its  kind  in  the 
country.  It  has  been  especially  fortunate  in  the  selection  of  energetic 
and  competent  officials,  and  accordingly  its  financial  and  operating  condi- 
tion has  ever  been  its  proudest  boast.  In  no  other  city  of  the  country,  to 

213 


W.    A.    Rl'BLEE.    PRESIDENT. 


214  THE    MILWAUKEE    PRESS    CLUB. 

my  knowledge,  and  I  have  been  around  a  bit,  does  such  a  perfect  esprit  de 
corps  exist  among  the  working  reporters  of  rival  newspapers. 

A  gala  affair  which  astounded  the  natives  far  and  wide,  and  which 
will  go  down  as  the  most  brilliant  and  creditable  entertainment  in  the 
history  of  Milwaukee,  was  that  tendered  the  World's  Fair  foreign  journalists 
on  the  24th  of  June,  1893,  by  the  Press  Club. 

The  club  rooms  are  located  on  the  third  floor  of  loo  Mason  street, 
corner  Broadway,  and  consist  of  a  reading  and  writing  room,  a  novel  and 
unique  banquet  hall,  a  parlor,  billiard  and  grill  room.  All  the  rooms 
are  exceedingly  well  appointed  for  the  purpose,  but  odd  in  design.  The 
banquet  room  is  an  attractive  novelty,  fashioned  on  the  plan  of  an 
ancient  Munich  inn,  with  high  wainscoting  and  ludicrous  wall  decora- 
tions. The  walls  of  the  billiard  room  are  papered  with  matrices  of  all  the 
leading  papers  of  the  country,  from  Boston  to  San  Francisco.  A  cool,  com- 
fortable, elevated  "bier  stube, "  or  summer  garden,  in  the  rear,  completes 
the  club  quarters.  The  incorporators  of  the  club,  on  the  occasion  of  its 
reorganization,  were  Herman  Bleyer,  Wm.  J.  Anderson,  George  H. 
Yenowine,  George  P.  Mathes,  and  H.  P.  Myrick,  and  their  declaration 
was  that  they  intended  to  associate  together  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a 
corporation  under  and  pursuant  to  the  laws  of  the  state  of  Wisconsin,  the 
business  and  purposes  of  such  corporation  being  the  promotion  of  good 
feeling  among  the  members  of  the  newspaper  profession  in  said  city  of 
Milwaukee  and  state  of  Wisconsin,  mutual  assistance  in  cases  of  need,  and 
the  elevation  of  the  character  of  said  profession,  with  all  dealings  and 
transactions  incident  to  said  object. 

Following  is  a  list  of  present  officers  and  members  of  various  classes: 

PRESIDENT:  FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT: 
\V.   A.   RUBLEE.  M.   A.   HOYT. 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

C.  \V.   EMERSON. 

SECRETARY:  TREASURER: 

J.   D.   McMANUS.  A.   G.   WRIGHT. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE: 

W.  A.   RUBLEE  (,-x  officid).  C1IAS.   K.   LUSH. 

JOHN  R.   WOLF.  GEORGE  H.  YENOWINE.  HERMAN   BLEYER. 

WM.   F.   HOOKER.  M.  E.   McINTOSII. 

COMMITTEE  ON  ROOMS. 

CHAS.   K.   LUSH.  JOHN   R.  WOLF. 

FRANK  A.  PUTNAM. 


THE    MILWAUKEE    PRESS    CLUB. 


Aikens,  A.  J. 
Aldrich,  H.  B. 
Anderson,  W.  J. 
Andrews,  Thos.  S. 

Hannen,  James 
Berger,  Victor  L. 
Bleyer,  Herman 
Bleyer,  Julius 
Bowdish,  W.  A. 
Braun,  Herman 

Campbell,  H.  C. 
Clark,  C.  S. 
Colburn,  Otis 
Coleman,  Edgar  W. 
*Coleman,  W.  \V. 
Cramer,  John  F. 
Cramer,  Wm.  E. 

Deuster,  P.  V. 
Deuster,  Oscar 
DingwaH,  A.  W. 
Deimling,  Adolph 
Dougherty,  Fred. 
Douglass,  M.  C. 
Dankoler,  H.  S. 
Dunlop,   \V.  S. 

Eldridge,  E.  C. 
Emerson,  C.  W. 


ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 
Everett,  J.  Winter 

Friese,  A.  W. 
Friese,  F.  W. 
*Foster,  Archibald 

Gardner,  W.  E. 
Garrison,  James  C. 

Harbach,  F.  M. 
Hannan,  John  J. 
Heath,  Fred.  F. 
Heming,  Harry  H. 
Hooker,  Wm.  F. 
Hoyt.  M.  E. 

Keene,  Francis  B. 
King,  Capt.  Charles 

Krackowizer,  E.  W. 

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Langland,  James 
Legler,  Henry  E. 
Littell,  Philip 
Lush  Chas   K. 
Malkoff,  M.  D. 
Markle,  Frank 
Myrick,  H.  P. 
Mclntosh,  M.  E. 
McManus,  J.  D. 

Nieman,  L.  W. 

*  Dead. 


Osborn,  Chase  S. 

*Pagenkopf,  H.  W. 
Peck,  George  W. 
Peck,  George  W.,  Jr. 
Pollock,  Walter  W. 
Pohl,  W   J. 
Poppendlick,  John,  Jr. 
Putnam,  Frank  A. 

Quin,  Edward 

Rublee,  Horace 
Rublee,  W.  A. 
Remey,  O.  E. 
Schindler,  J.  J. 
Schoenecker,  V.  J. 
Starkey,  Dan.  B. 

Treat,  Curtis  M. 
Tafft,  A.  J. 

Underwood,  H.  G. 

Walthall,  W.  T.,  Jr. 
Watrous,  J.  A. 
Watrous,  R.  B. 
Wolf,  John  R. 
Wright,  Alfred  G. 

Yenowine.  George  II. 


Barry,  Frank 
Bruce,  W.  G. 
Booth,  W.  A. 


ASSOCIATE    MEMBERS. 

Campsie,  J.  W.  Howard,  Samuel 

De  Leur,  A.  B.  Moore,  Willis  L. 

Filmore,  J.  C.  Whittemore,  Don.  J. 


Brown,  Sherman  T. 
Keene,  Thos.  W. 
Litt,  Jacob 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 
Mendel,  H.  M.  Payne,  H.  C. 

Pabst,  Frederick  Richter,  August,  Jr. 


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COMPILED  FROM  A  SKETCH  BY  H.  P.  HALL. 


This  organization  grew  to 
years  of  maturity  under  ad- 
verse circumstances,  and  its 
present  vigorous  condition  is 
no  doubt  the  result  of  the 
effort  required  to  keep  it  alive 
in  -the  early  years  of  its  exist- 
ence. We  prize  that  most  for 
which  we  are  compelled  to 
strive  the  hardest.  From  Mr. 
Hall's  breezy  sketch  of  the 
club  we  learn  that  the  earliest 
record  extant  is  a  call  for  a 
meeting  to  be  held  at  the 
Merchants'  Hotel,  Sunday, 
April  n,  1886,  to  consider  the 
question  of  organizing  a  club. 
The  meeting  was  held,  the 
following  persons  being  present:  C.  S.  Bartram,  Frank  M.  Reed,  William 
Erwin  Ward,  George  Thompson,  W.  J.  Ilger,  U.  S.  Genung,  C.  H. 
Dixon,  of  The  Dispatch;  John  F.  Baker,  Edw.  S.  Tingle,  J.  S.  Richardson, 
J.  O.  Denny,  Geo.  H.  Moffett,  P.  P.  Pomeroy,  S.  B.  Woolworth,  T.  B. 
Holmes,  C.  E.  Maxfield,  L.  B.  Little,  G.  F.  Gifford,  Charles  F.  Batchel- 
der,  of  The  Globe;  Geo.  D.  Eastin,  A.  M.  Wells,  James  H.  Foote,  F.  A. 
Carle,  M.  J.  Roche,  John  Talman,  James  N.  Bradley,  Geo.  C.  Cochrane, 
C.  M.  Schultz,  H.  I.  Cleveland,  Hartley  Davis,  Louis  E.  Fisher,  J.  G. 
Pyle,  Edward  Richards,  of  The  Pioneer  Press;  and  M.  B.  Hatch  of  The 
Tribune.  These  were  all  signers  of  the  call,  and  in  addition  there  were 
H.  A.  Castle,  E.  V.  Smalley,  H.  P.  Hall,  Geo.  K.  Shaw,  J.  H.  Hanson, 
H.  B.  Humphrey,  H.  Stockenstrom,  J.  E.  Osborn,  H.  G.  Dunn,  W.  O. 
Bates,  S.  A.  Phillips,  H.  B.  Hanncore,  and  D.  E.  Roselle. 

219 


DR.   J.   J.   COSWiT,    PRESIDENT 


220  THE    ST.    PAUL    PRESS    CLUB. 

Capt.  H.  A.  Castle  presided  at  the  meeting,  and  L.  B.  Little  was 
temporary  Secretary.  The  gentlemen  decided  to  organize  and  spent  some 
time  in  discusing  who  should  be  eligible  to  membership.  Committees  were 
appointed  on  rooms  and  constitution,  and  arrangements  made  for  a  sub- 
sequent meeting.  A  number  of  meetings  were  held,  and  on  Sunday,  May 
2,  the  following  gentlemen  were  chosen  as  officers  of  the  new  organization: 

President,  E.  V.  Smalley,  of  The  Northwest  Magazine;  Vice-Presi- 
dent,  Geo.  K.  Shaw,  of  The  Evening  Dispatch;  Treasurer,  C.  M.  Schultz, 
of  The  Pioneer  Press;  Financial  Secretary,  C.  F.  Jones,  of  The  Globe;  and 
Recording  Secretary,  L.  B.  Little,  also  of  The  Globe.  Directors,  F.  A. 
Carle,  Geo.  H.  Moffett,  H.  A.  Castle,  C.  S.  Bartram,  H.  Stockenstrom, 
and  C.  H.  Lienau.  House  Committee,  H.  P.  Hall,  J.  S.  Richardson,  and 
H.  I.  Cleveland. 

The  first  quarters  of  the  club  were  in  Union  Block,  and  the  first 
meeting  was  held  therein  July  4,  1886.  "An  event  which  has  made  that 
day  so  memorable, "  says  Mr.  Shaw,  "that  its  anniversary  has  ever  since 
been  observed  by  the  closing  of  the  banks  (possibly  as  a  precautonary 
measure),  celebrations  and  a  general  suspension  of  business.  The  club 
had  a  fitful  existence  until  1890,  when  it  was  disrupted,  and  another  club 
was  formed.  Neither  organization  prospered  vigorously,  and  in  1891  a 
reorganization  of  the  original  club  was  effected,  and  since  that  time  the 
club  has  flourished,  and  taken  a  prominent  place  among  the  social  and 
benevolent  organizations  of  the  city.  Following  were  the  officers  during 
the  reorganization  period:  President,  H.  P.  Hall,  of  The  Daily  News; 
Vice-President,  Mrs.  R.  F.  Steele,  of  The  Pioneer  Press;  Secretary,  Geo. 
W.  Dodds,  of  The  Globe;  Financial  Secretary,  F.  A.  Johnson,  of  The 
Dispatch;  Treasurer,  T.  J.  Price,  of  the  Kellogg  Newspaper  Union; 
Directors,  H.  T.  Black,  Globe;  Geo.  H.  Sargent,  Pioneer  Press;  A.  E. 
Chantler,  Dispatch;  F.  W.  Lee,  Daily  News;  C.  J.  Miner,  Minneapolis 
Tribune;  Carl  Neuhausen,  Volkszeitung;  D.  W.  Meeker,  N.  IV.  Railroader; 
F.  Le  Vasseur,  Le  Canadian. 

From  the  time  of  the  reorganization  of  the  club  until  December,  1892, 
the  quarters  of  the  club  were  in  the  Grand  Opera  House,  but  in  the  month 
named  the  club  leased  a  cozy  residence  at  the  corner  of  Fifth  and  St. 
Peter  Streets,  where  it  is  still  domiciled. 

Shortly  afterward  Harry  W.  Wack,  one  of  the  enterprising  members, con- 
ceived the  idea  of  having  the  members  write  stories  which  should  be 
published  in  book  form,  with  advertising  matter,  and  entitled  "For 
Revenue  Only."  The  people  of  St.  Paul  gave  the  project  hearty  support, 
and  clever  literary  contributions  were  furnished  by  Hon.  Henry  A.  Castle, 
Col.  A.  E.  Chantler,  Ruth  Kimball,  H.  \V.  Wack,  John  Henderson 
Garnsey,  Franklyn  W.  Lee,  Rev.  John  A.  Conway,  Mary  Harriman 
Severance,  E.  A.  Patadis,  Irving  Todd,  J.  S.  Vandiver,  Luigi  D.  Ventura, 


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221 


H.  T.  Black,  William  Wettelson,  F.  A.  Johnson,  Carl  Neuhausen,  DeWitt 
Kenneth  Cochrane,  J.  M.  Hawks,  J.  E.  Gemmel,  M.  D,  C.  M.,  Moses 
Folsom,  Hon.  Lewis  Baker,  and  H.  P.  Hall. 

The  officers  of  the  club  at  the  present  time  are: 


PRESIDENT: 
DR.  JOHN  J.  CONWAY. 

SECRETARY: 
STEPHEN  CONDAY. 


VICE-PRESIDENTS: 
GEORGE  THOMSON         P.  J.  SMALLEY. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY:  TREASURER: 

C.   P.  STINE.  A.   M.   KXOX. 

ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 


Ahearn,  J.  J. 

Gemmel,  J.  E. 

Pegeler,  A.  E.  G. 

Gifford,  G.  F. 

Pinney,  J.  S. 

Baker,  John  F. 

Gonden,  B.  H. 

Powers,  F.  L. 

Baker,  Lewis 

Graff,  Harald 

Powers,  Winn 

Baker,  Lewis,  Jr. 

Grant,  J.  D. 

Price,  W.  W. 

Bancroft,  F.  L. 

Greening,  H.  B. 

Baring,  O. 

Ramaley,  David 

Barrett,  O.  E. 

Hall,  H.  P. 

Ramaley,  I.  Howard 

Bell,  W.  T. 

Hamlin,  Conde 

Root,  L.  R. 

Benson,  W.  L. 

Hawks,  J.  M. 

Bjorkman,   Ed. 
Black,  H.  T. 
Brisley,  C.  F. 

Hendrickson,  G.  L. 
Johnson,  F.  A. 

Sargent,  G.  H. 
Sawyer,  C.  E. 
Schmahl,  J.  A. 

Buell,  C.  T. 

Kimball,  H.  M. 

Severence,  Mrs.  Mary  H 

King,  J.  E. 

Smalley,   E.  V. 

Carter,  C.  G. 

Knox,  A.  M. 

Smalley,  P.  J. 

Castle,  H.  A. 

Koch,  Wm. 

Smalley,  V.  H. 

Chantler,  A.  E. 

Smith,  Rev.  S.  G. 

T  AP    V    \V 

Clifford,  R.  W. 

it',  i  .  \*  . 

Stack,  J.  L. 

Cochran,  De  Witt  K. 

Ledoux,  L.  N. 

Steele,  Mrs.  Carrie 

Conday,  S. 
Conway,  Rev.  J.  J. 
Costello,  M.  J. 

Le  Vasseur,  T.  H. 
Lienau   C.  H. 
Listoe,  F.  C. 

Steele,  R.  F. 
Stern,  Louis 
Stine,  C.  P. 

Cowan,  B.  S. 

Listoe,  Soren 

Stone,  Dr.  A.  J. 

Danforth,  E.  L. 
Deacon,  W.  G. 

Lonegren,  O. 
Luther,   M.  H. 
Lysander,  Geo. 

Stockenstrom,  H. 
Sutton,  Del.  T. 

Dearth,  E.  H. 

Tait,  Geo.  D. 

Dobson,  J.  J. 

Magraw,  W.  E. 

Taylor,  E.  D. 

Dunn,  H.  G. 

McCrea,  E.  E. 

Thompson   George 

Dysart,  J.  B. 

McGill,  C.  H. 

Tighe,  Ambrose 

McKenney,  C.  R. 

Evans,  E.  \V. 

Meeker,  D.  W. 

Vandiver,  J.  S. 

Fales,  E.  L. 

Middleton,  J.  E. 

Verity,  H.  E. 

Fenwick,  A.  R. 

Murphy,  C.  H. 

Wack,  II  .  W. 

Flandrau.  C.  E 
Folsom,   Moses 
Ford,  Frank 

Neihausen,  C. 
Nuzum,  F.  P. 

Ward,  John 
Willard.  A.  J. 
Wood,  A.  B. 

Fulton,  Dr.  J.  H. 

O'Brien,  John  D. 

Wood,  J.  D. 

Garnsey,  J.  H. 

O'Connor,  J.  P. 

Woodward,  F.  R.  E. 

Gardiner,  Mrs.  Ruth  Kimball 

Paradis,  E.  A. 

Woolworth,  S.  B. 

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NON-RESIDENT    MEMBERS. 


liurnum,   1'.  K. 
Harrett,  K. 
Hassford.  II.  (). 

Hare,  A.  N. 
Day,  F.  A. 
Day,  H.  G. 
Dowling,  M.   I. 

Eastman,  Alvali 
Kdwards,  A.  \V. 


Gordon,  N.  S. 
Gottry,  E.  C. 

Ileatwole,  Joel  P. 
Hinds,   Win. 
Hunt,  1..  P. 

Ives,  H.  E. 
Johnson,  J.  A. 
Langum,  S.  A. 


I'erry,  I  lorace  Greeley 
Pease,  G.  S. 

Smith.  W.  IX 
Strong,  D.  K.  !>. 

Todd,  Irving 
Tyler,  C.  G. 

Whitney,  C.  C. 
Whitney,  W.  C. 


Hixby,  K.  I.. 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

Cory,  Judge  Lilt,  Jacob 


Ti)e  AUnneapoli^ 


Hy  SMITH  15.  HAM.. 


•The  Minneapolis  Press  Club 
was  organized  twelve  years 
ago  and  during  the  greater 
part  of  its  history  has  been 
active  and  progressive.  For 
the  three  past  years  it  has 
maintained  a  handsome  suite  of 
rooms  in  the  Rochester  block 
on  "Newspaper  Row."  Its  ac- 
tive membership  numbers  one 
hundred,  and  is  confined  closely 
to  those  who  make  their  living 
by  newspaper  work,  eight-tenths 
of  them  being  newspaper  writ- 
ers. Its  honorary  members  are 
limited  to  twelve. 

The  following  papers  are 
represented:  Evening  Journal, 
Times,  Tribune  (morning  and 

evening),  Penny  Press,  Minneapolis  department  of  The  St.  Paul  Globe, 
Minneapolis  department  of  The  St.  Paul  Pioneer  Press,  Mississippi  Valley 
Lumberman,  Commercial  Bulletin,  Northwest  Trade,  Daily  Produce  Bulletin, 
Northwestern  Miller,  The  House  Keeper,  Irish  Standard,  Svenska  Ameri- 
kanska,  Posten,  Minneapolis  Daglig  Tidende,  Skordemetnnen,  Furniture  News, 
Samf linden,  Minneapolis  Horseman,  and  The  North. 

The  present  officers  of  the  club  are:  President,  Smith  B.  Hall;  Vice- 
President,  Joseph  T.  Mannix;  Recording  Secretary,  \V.  W.  Jermane; 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Fred.  H.  Oilman;  Treasurer,  Fred.  H.  Sanders; 
Historian,  H.  H.  S.  Rowell;  Directors,  J.  H.  Leonard;  W.  I").  Child;  E. 
I).  Twombley. 

The  club  is  pre-eminently  a  social  organization  but  has  done  much 
in  a  practical  way  to  advance  the  interests  of  its  members,  individually 
and  collectively. 

233 


SMITH    II.    HALL.    I'KKSIUKNT 


224 


THE    MINNEAPOLIS    PRESS    CLUB. 


ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 


Atkins,  W.  E. 

Harris,  H.  S. 

Price,  T.  J. 

Butman,  J.  R. 

Hoskinson,  H.  L. 

Pierce,  G.  A. 

Blanchard,  John 

Haskell,  W.  E. 

Pegler,  A.  E.  J. 

Bartholomew,  C.  L. 

Higgins,  H.  F. 

Peet,  E.  L. 

Barnes,  E.  15. 

Hunt,  L.  P. 

Palmer,  Miss  Emma  E. 

Blunt,  Abbott 

Hillhouse,  L.  J. 

Pryor,   L.  C. 

Baltuff,  Harry  A. 

Jaeger,  Luth 

Pratt,  E.  C. 

Bushell,   F.  \V. 

Jones,  Will  S. 

Parker,  C.  A. 

Jones,  H.  V. 

Pease,  G.  S. 

Caven,  Geo. 
Clark.   Fred.  J. 
Chapin,  H.  C, 
Chamberlin,  W.  B. 

Jermane,  W.  \V. 
Jones,  R.  F. 
Jackson    Geo.  F. 

Rowell,  H.  H.  S. 
Russell,  A.  J. 
Rask,   O.  II. 

Collins,  1'.  V, 

Knappen,  T.  M. 

Reed,  John  H. 

Child,  \Vm.  D. 

Knapp,  C.  H. 

Sanford,  E.  H. 

Canfield,  Geo. 

Leonard,  J.  H. 

Spear,  Geo   W. 

Curtiss,  II.  B. 

Leonard,  Mrs.  J.  H. 

Smith,  Roy 

Conklin,  J.  T. 

Leader,  Geo. 

Stacy,  F.  N. 

Dunn    Horace 

Leavitt,  F.  W. 

Swift,  L.,  Jr. 

Davis,  Mrs.  Kate  B. 

Mannix,  J.  T. 

Sanders,  F.  H. 

Doods.  Geo.  W. 

Mortland,  ]ohn  K. 

Smith,  C.  L. 

Daniels,  J.  V. 

Murphy.  W.  J. 

Somerby,  C.  \V. 

Miller,  Miss  Kate 

Shaw,  A.  W. 

Edsen,  Adolph 
Eastman,  E.  H. 
Evans,  R.  G. 

Minckler,  J.  A. 
Morey,  Geo.  W. 
Murphy,  J.  G. 

Triggs,  Floyd 
Thurston,  J.  S. 
Thurston,  Robt.  B. 

Fraser,  Geo. 

Macdonald,  M.  L.,  Jr. 

Twombley,  E    D. 

Fanning,  N.  O. 

McLain,  J.  S. 

Turnblad,  S.  J. 

Francis,  C.  R. 

McMurchey,  W.  G. 

Taylor,  Richard 

Frisbie,  W.  A. 

McCracken,  Burton 

Vanderhoof,  Chas.  H. 

Fenwick,  A.  R. 

McGill,  A.  R. 

Valesh,   Mrs.  Eva  McDonald 

Gray,  James 

Nind,  J.  Newton 

Varney,  V/tn.  O. 

Gray,  Mrs.  James 

Nelson,  Miss  M.  E. 

Vail,  Roger 

Gilman,  Fred.  H. 

O'Brien,  Edward 

Walker,  Platt,  Jr. 

Graham,  E.  G. 

O'Brien,  \V.  L.,  Jr. 

Wallace,  Carl  L. 

Havden,  J.  F. 

O'Brien,   H.  J. 

Wells,  A.  M, 

Hall,  II.  R.  W. 

Otis,  E.  L. 

Wettleson,  W.  W. 

Hall,  Smith  B. 

Ostrum,  C.  S. 

Wilbur,  Miss  Sybil 

Harwood,  \V.  S. 

Odson,  E.  O. 

Wheaton,  Fred. 

Conklin,  J.  F. 
Eustis.  W.  H. 
Evans,  R.  Y. 
Goodnow,  John 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

Ilaney,  C.  H. 
Hays.  Theo.  L. 
Keeker,  G.  E. 
Rose,  E.  J. 


Smith,  H.  J. 
Stafford,  Loc. 
Stevens,  Col.  G.  H. 
Winston,  P.  B. 


KIM  BALL    PIANOS 

:::TR1UMPHANT:;: 

Unequivocal  indorsement  by  the  great  artists  of  tbe  METROPOLITAN  OPERA  CO.,wbo 
have  recently  completed  a  successful  engagement  at  tbe  Auditorium  under  tbe  management 
of  Abbey,  Scboeffel  Sr  Gran. 

The  following;  are  extracts  from  autograph  letters  received  by  W.  W.   Kim  I  mil  Co.: 
MME.  EMMA  CALVE— "I  beg  you  to  accept  my  warmest  congratulations  on  the  succes  of  your  superb  piano." 
M.  JKAX  DE  RESZKE —  i  "We  are  so  pleased  with  the  Kimball  pianos  that  we  have  concluded  to  purchase  them  for  our 

M.  EDOUARD  DK  RES/KK—  ("personal  use.    Kindly  ship  the  two  instruments  selected  according  to  the  inclosed  directions." 
SIG.  LUIGI  MANCINELLI— "The  Kimball  Pianos  will  compare  favorably  with  those  of  the  most  celebrated  makers." 
SIG.  E.  BEVIGNANI -"The  Kimball  is  certainly  the  singer's  ideal  piano." 
MME.  LILLIAN  NOKDICA    "1  have  a  Kimball  Piano  iu  my  private  room  and  take  great  comfort  with  it.    The  tone  is  mellow 

and  perfect  for  accompanying  the  voice." 

MME.  SOPHIA  SCALCHI— "The  Kimball  Pianos  are  ideal  in  tone  and  perfect  in  action." 
SIGNORINA  OLYMPIA  GUKRCIA— "The  tone  of  the  Kimball  Piano  is  the  nearest  approach  to  the  human  voice  I  have  yet 

found  in  any  instrument.    The  action  is  perfect." 
SIG.  FERNANDO  DE  LUCIA— "The  Kimball  Piano  which  I  tested  during  my  Chicago  engagement.  I  found  perfect  in  every 

respect  " 

M.  JEAN  LASSALLE— "The  great  fame  attained  by  your  pianos  is  amply  justified  by  their  excellence." 
M.  POk  PLAXCON — "The  Kimball  Piano  deserves  to  rank  with  the  very  best  instruments  now  manufactured." 
SIG.  FRANCISCO  VIGNAS— "The  Kimball  Pianos  are  in  every  respect  superb  instruments." 
SIG.  MARIO  ANCONA— -The  Kimball  Piano  fully  justifies  the  high  praise  bestowed  upon  it  by  great  musicians.    It  satisfies  me 

thoroughly,  in  every  particular. " 
SIG.  N.  CASTELMARY— "The  Kimball  is  an  ideal  piano,  in  beauty  of  tone  and  perfection  of  action." 


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The  Press  Club  of  San 
Francisco,  with  a  membership 
of  over  two  hundred  after  six 
years  of  existence,  and  with  a 
prominent  and  influential  posi- 
tion in  the  community,  was 
originally  an  outgrowth  of 
several  moribund  Bohemian 
organizations.  These,  which 
had  formerly  contained  the 
newspaper  men  of  the  city 
among  their  members,  passing 
out  of  favor  and  out  of  time, 
left  the  way  clear  for  the  ready 
formation,  at  the  suggestion  of 
some  Chicago  and  other  East- 
ern men  recently  arrived  in 
San  Francisco,  of  an  exclusive 

"Press"  Club.  Some  of  the  charter  members  were,  or  have  since  become, 
persons  of  distinction  in  the  community — though  that  is  neither  here  nor 
there  as  to  the  history  of  a  body  of  newspaper  men  who  seek  neither  fame 
nor  glory,  but  only  dollars  and  the  driving  of  the  quill:  "Let  the  world 
slide,  let  the  world  go,  a  fig  for  care  and  a  fig  for  woe,"  is  one  of  the 
mottoes  inscribed  under  a  skull  and  a  bacchanal  infant  on  the  walls  of  the 
club's  handsome  rooms;  and  that  is  the  spirit  of  the  men  when  they  are 
assembled  in  "jinks,"  or  individually  after  work,  to  read,  shuffle  cards, 
talk  or  drink.  Inebriety  and  carousal,  however,  are  not  the  index  words 
of  the  club's  character,  however  much  they  may  have  been  so  in  the  more 
halcyon  and  convivial  days  of  California's  past.  The  couplet  merely 
expresses  the  let-us-rusticate-and-not-worry  temper  of  the  "ink  slingers"  of 
the  Golden  City  when  they  have  given  up  the  day's  labors  and  come 
together  for  social  purposes. 


F.    C.    ROBEIIT8,    SECRETARY 


228  THE    SAN   FRAXCISCO    PRESS    CLUB. 

The  first  housewarming  of  the  Press  Club  had  the  honor  of  being  a 
reception  to  several  newspaper  men  of  New  York  city;  and  the  first 
"benefit"  received  the  compliment  of  a  joint  entertainment  by  Madame 
Modjeska,  Joseph  Grismer  and  Phoebe  Davies,  The  Madrid  Spanish  Opera 
Company,  Louise  Pyk,  and  the  perennial  local  Tivoli  Opera  Company. 
In  following  years  courtesies  have  been  extended  to  and  received  from 
Bill  Nye,  Henry  M.  Stanley,  Sarah  Bernhardt,  George  Kennan,  Henry 
Watterson,  Jacob  Schaefer  and  many  other  celebrities.  The  prominent 
lawyers  and  jurists  of  the  city  have  always  made  the  club  their  frequent 
habitation,  and  imparted  to  it,  by  their  associate  membership,  the  prestige 
and  goodly  reputation  that  come  of  social  and  civic  honors.  The  several 
benefits  that  the  club  has  received  at  the  hands  of  the  theatrical  profession 
have  placed  it  upon  a  generous  financial  footing,  and  helped  to  lift  it  to 
the  general  prosperity  and  self-complacency  it  holds  at  the  present  time. 

The  ordinary  vicissitudes  anent  the  process  of  evolution  in  local 
journalism — indeed  in  local  municipal  life — have  been  registered  in  the 
changing  complexion  of  the  Press  Club.  It  has  grown  from  the  more 
characterless  and  insipid  days  of  a  hybrid  and  mongrel  press  to  quite  a 
pretentious  and  numerous  body  of  representatives  of  all  that  is  good  and 
holy,  bad  and  worse,  grave  and  jocose  in  the  spirit  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
Metropolis.  Following  are  the  officers  and  members,  1893-94: 

PRESIDENT:  FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT: 

T.  F.  BONNET.  FREMONT  OLDER. 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT.  THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT:  SECRETARY: 

I.  F.  SHEEHAX.  WELLS  DRURY.  F.  C.  ROBERTS. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY:  LIBRARIAN: 

GEO.  D.  SQUIRES.  \V.   F.   BURKE. 

BOARD  OF  MANAGERS: 

\V.  \V.  NAUGHTON.  E.   F.   MORAN. 

L.   G.   CARPENTER.  D.   M.   FRAZER.  J.   ROSS  JACKSON' 

J.  P.  BOOTH. 

ACTIVE    MEMBERS. 

Adams,  E    M.  Beel,  Sigmund  Bouvier,  Al. 

Adams,  H.  P.  Belcher,  E.  A.  Brittan,  N.  J. 

Allen,  M.  C.  Benjamin,  B.  Brittan,   \V.  G. 

Benson,  A.  *Brook,  II.  L. 

Backus,  M.  Benton,  \V.  G.  Brown,  J.  F. 

Backus,  S.  W.  Bishop,  A.  W.  Bunker,  \V.  M. 

•Barendt,  A.  H.  Black,  A.  P.  Burke,   Frank  H. 

Barnes,  C    L.  *Black,  O.  Burke.  M.  J. 

Barnes,  W.  S.  Bogart,  W.  F.  Burke,  W.  F. 

Barry,  James  H.  *Bonnet,  T.  F.  Burns,  D.  M. 

Bauer,  A.  Booth,  J.  P.  Burrows,  A. 
*  Charter  Members. 


THE    SAN    F RAX  CISCO    PRESS    CLUB. 


Bush,  H.  P. 

Carpenter,  L.  G. 
Cassell,  Joseph  B. 
*Coe,  C.  M. 
Coffey,  J.  V. 
Colnon,  E.  L. 
Colville,  T. 
Conlan,  C.  T. 
Cook,  Carroll 
Cooney,  J.  T. 
*Cosgrave,  J.  O'Hara 
Cowles,  Paul 
Craig,  Scipio 
Crothers,  R.  A. 

Daniells.  T.  G. 
Davis,  Robert 
Davis,  Sam 
Dewey,  A.  T. 
*De  Young,   M.  H. 
Donald,  J.  C. 
Dreypolcher,   W.  S. 
*Drury,  Wells 
Duke,  Dean 
Durst,  Jonathan 
Dusenbury,  S. 

Ewing,  S.  M. 

Finlay,  John 
Fitch,  L.  E. 
Flynn,  Thomas  E. 
Forsythe,  Alex. 
Fouga,  J. 
Frazer,  D.  M. 
Frazer,  W.  G. 
Friedlander,  L.  H. 

Garber,  E.  K. 
Goetzel,   E.  H. 
Goldsmith,  Paul 
Gray,  F.  H. 
Groom,  J.  J. 

Hamilton,  E.  K. 
Hanlon,  C.  F. 
Harrigan,  J.  J. 
Hart.  W.  H. 
*Hart,  W.  N. 
High,  Gavin  D. 
Hirsch,  C.  J. 
Hoeffler,  L.  M. 
Hoesh,  John 
Howell,  C.  F. 

*  Charter  Members. 


*Hume,  Hugh 
Hunt,  John 
•Irvine,  L.  H. 
Jackson,  J.  Ross 
Jesson,  C.  H. 
Joachimsen,  H.  L. 
"•Jordan,  J.  S. 
Jourdan,  W.  H. 
Judd,  N.  A. 

Kahn,  Julius 
Kahn,  Dr.  S.  S. 
Kelly,  Allen 
Kelly,  J.  P. 
Ketchum,  R.  L. 
King,  Cameron  II. 
Knight,  G.  A. 

Lande,  E.  S. 
Law,  Dr.  H. 
Lee,  Charles  A. 
Lemmon,  A.  B. 
Levinson,  N.  G. 
*Lowe,  C.  A. 
Lynch,  Jere. 

Mann,  Harry 
Maxwell,  G.  H. 
Maxwell,  J.  D. 
May,  Albert 
McComb,  John 
McCraney,  H.  A. 
McDonald,  R.  H. 
McGillivray,  J.  D. 
McEnerny,  Garrett 
McMullen,  J. 
McNair,  \V.  \V. 
Merritt,  H .  L. 
*Michelson.  Charles 
Mills,  H.  H. 
Mills,  W.  H. 
Molera,  E.  J. 
*Moran,  E.  F. 
Moulder,  A.  J. 
Munson,  F.  E. 
*Myer,  George  H. 

*Xaughton,  \V.  W. 
Newcome,  W.  A. 
Newsome,   \V.  B. 
Norcross,  D. 

O'Hatton,  G. 
*O!der,  Fremont 
Oliver,   R.  W.  C. 


Osboine,  II.  Z. 
Painter,  Edgar 
Palides.  D. 
Patton,  H. 
Pickler,  Charles 
Pitcher,  W.  J. 
Polk,  Willis 
*l'ounstone,  A.  L. 
Powers,  A.  H. 
Powers,  F.  H. 
Powning,  C.  C. 
Price,  Edgar  T. 
Ralston,  W.  C. 
Riordan,  T.  D. 
Roberts,   F.  C. 
Robertson,  R.  V. 
Sanderson,  A.  A. 
Seawell,  J.  M. 
Sheehan,  J.  F. 
Shetterly,  J.  L.  M. 
Shortridge,  C.  M. 
Shortridge.  S.  M. 
Simpson,  S. 
Slack,  C.  W. 
Solomon,  L. 
Solomons,  T.  S. 
*Squires,  Geo.  D. 
Steppacher,  J. 
Stillwell,  C.  J. 
Stowell,  F.  \V. 
Street,  A.  T. 
Sullivan,  T.  B. 
Sutherland,  H.  V. 
Taylor,  H.  R. 
Thompson,  F.  P. 
Thompson,  J.  F. 
Thrum,  J.  F. 
*Timmins,  John 
Truesdell,  F.  H. 
Truman,    B.  C. 
Trumbo,  I. 
Tyler,  T.  S. 
*Ulrich,  C. 
Von  Szinngey,  S. 
Washington,  John  T. 
Watt,  James  Alva 
Waymire,  J.  A. 
Welch,  L.  J. 
Wetmore,  C.  A. 
White,  Douglas 
Williams,  T.  T. 


230  THE    SAX    FRANCISCO    1'KtiSS    CLUB. 

HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

Albani,  Emma  Keith    William  Schmid,  S. 

Stanley,  H.  M. 

Bancroft,  H.  H.  ^^\\,  Lillian 

Kernhardt,  Sara  Wilson.  C.  F. 

LIFE    MEMBER. 

Coleman,  J.  V. 


Peabody, 
Hou^hteling 

&  Co.  164  Dearborn  St, 
REAL  ESTATE  LOANS 

AND   INVESTMENTS  EXCLUSIVELY. 

Favorable  Terms  to  Borrowers. 

Choice  Mortgages  for  Investors. 


Designers  and  Manufacturers  of  all  classes  of 

Printing   Plates  for  Printers 
and   Lithographers 

OFFICES  :  WORKS  : 

30O-38O  Motion  Itldg.  3437-3439  Dearborn  St. 

CHICAGO 


~A11  the  Engravings  in  this  Hook  were  made  by  us.    Write 
for  Estimates. 


INCORPORATED  18sO 


Insurance  Company 

OF   NEW  YORK 


Insurance  in  Force  Forever,  $64,000,000 
Paid  to  Policy  Holders,  over   5  5,000,000 


WRITE  ALL  FORMS  OF   POLICIES 

Policies  Incontestible         :::         No  Restrictions 
Good  Agents  Wanted 


W.  N.  SATTLEY,  Manager  State  of  Illinois 
89  Madison  St.,  Rooms  4  and  5 


What  the  Press  say  of 

CHASE  BROS.  PIANOS 


Their   Grand    Piano  is   one  of   the   grandest  of    grand 
pianos. — Saturday  Evening  Herald,  Feb    4,  1893. 


Their  New  Grand  merits  and  will  surely  win  the  same 
amount  of  popularity  which  has  been  accorded  to  their 
Upright  Pianos. — Chicago  Herald,  Feb.  5,  1893 


Their  New  Grand  mark  an  era  in  the  development  of 
musical  instrument  manufacturing  in  the  West. — Chicago 
Tribune,  Feb.  3.  1893. 


Chase  liros.  may  well  be  gratified  with  their  success 
and  claim  for  it  a  place  in  the  ranks  of  all  first  class  instru- 
ments.— Chicago  Evening  Post,  Feb.  2,  1893. 


The  general  opinion  of  those  who  heard  it  was  that  the 
West  was  in  a  position  to  compete  with  the  East  in  pro- 
duction of  the  highest  grade  of  concert  grands. — Chicago 
Inter  Ocean,  Feb.  2,  1893. 


This  beautiful  Grand  is  sure  to  win  for  itself  a  reputation 
equal  to  that  of  their  Upright  Pianos. — Chicago  Times 
Feb.  2,  1893. 


JAMES   H.  GILBERT,  President 

Eniil  Petersen,  Vice-President 

C.  Herman   Plant/.,  3d  Vice-Presideiit 

John  W.  Buehler,  Cashier 

Max  Froehlich,  Assistant  Cashier 


,  $500,000 


Garden  City 

Banking  and  Trust 

Company 

N.  W.  Cor.  Randolph  and  La  Salle  Sts. 

CHICAGO 


DIRECTORS  :— 

John   HIM  lil,-i  .las.  II.  Gilbert  Jesse  S|>:m  hlin:. 

C.  llcrninii  Plant/.       Fritz  1.1.1  i  /  I  .mil  Peterseii 

(.,•,,!•-(•  K.  White  Henry  Thorwart  A.  C.  Lausten 


Organized  July   1,   1880.       Capital,  $6,OOO,OOO. 

AMERICAN  STRAW  BOARD  Co. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


Strawboards,  Pulp  Lined  Boards, 
Lined  Strawboards, 
Combination  Boards,  Binders' 
Boards 


FRICTION  BOARDS,  BUILDING  BOARD,  PLAIN  BOARD,  TARRED  BOARD, 
WATERPROOF  BOARDS,  BARREL  LAYERS,  EGG  CASES  AND  FILLERS. 

General  Office:   OLD  COLONY  BUILDING,  CHICAGO. 


~  JLGENCIKS :- 

New  York:  102,  104,  106  Wooster  St.     Boston:  46  Federal  St.     Philadelphia:  121-127  N.  Fourth  St. 
Cincinnati:  101-103  Walnut  St.      Chicago:  152-153  Michigan  Ave. 


Club  Men 

WANT  FINE   WORK. 

Club  Men 

KNOW  GOOD  WORK. 

Club  Men 

ALL  PATRONIZE  US. 


BEGADSE 


We  do  Dress  Shirts  up 
like  new. 

Collars  and  Cuffs  have 
that  genteel  domestic  fin- 
ish so  much  sought  for. 


:::A   BANQUET  TABLE::: 

Our  special  department  for  laundering  of  fine  table  linen  for 
banquets  is  so  well  known  that  all  stewards  of  the  prominent  clubs 
send  us  their  work  for  special  occasions. 


Telephone  Main  No.  4742. 


No.  157  WEST  MADISON  ST.,  CHICAGO. 


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Wacker  &  Birk 
Brewing  Co.'s 

PERFECTO 


Wiener  Export 
Ulmer  Export 

Made  of  Pure  Malt  and  Hops  only. 
Especially  brewed  for  Family  use. 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  4231 


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BRANCH 
HOUSES 

New  York 
Boston 

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INDEPENDENCE  WOOD   SPLIT  PULLEYS, 

With  Patent  Bushing  System. 

Doflge  Manufacturing  Co. 

ENGINEERS  AND  MACHINISTS. 

Appliances  for  the 

TRANSMISSION    OF    POWER. 

WORKS: 

MISHAWAKA,  IND.,  U.  S.  A. 

166=174  S.  Clinton  St.  CfllCflGO. 


James  Wilde,  Jr,,&  Co, 

CHICAGO'S  FASHIONABLE 
CLOTHIERS 

N.  E.  Cor.  State  and  Madison  Sts. 


We  think  we  make  the  finest 
clothing  in  the  world.  But  we 
are  prejudiced;  we  want  your 
opinion.  Won't  you  come  in 
and  let  one  of  our  polite  sales- 
men try  a  few  garments  on 
you?  In  this  way  we  have  made 
thousands  of  converts  from  the 
high-priced  merchant-tailor 
garments  to  our  ready-to-wear 
ones,  and  always  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  customer. 

Our  prices  are  about  one- 
half  merchant  tailors'. 

FRANK  REED,  Manager 


AUSTIN  J.  DOYLE,  President 

ADAM  ORTSEIFEN,  Vice-President 

H.  T.  BELLAMY,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 


The 

McAvoy 
Brewing 
Company 

Office,  2349  South  Park  Avenue 
CHICAGO 


Telephone,  South  257- 


Yoii  Don't  Have  to 

....MONARCH 


....on  a 


Unless  you  are  built  that  way. 


MONARCH    BICYCLES 

Are  absolutely  the  best  that  money  can  produce  and 
embody  more  special  features  than  any  other  wheel  on 
the  market. 

LIGHT   WEIGHT  AND   RIGIDITY. 

"  RIDE  A  MONARCH  AND   KEEP  IN   FRONT." 

MONARCH  CYCLE  CO. 
Lake  and  Halsted  Sts., 
Retail  Salesroom,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

28O   Wabash   Ave. 


THE  FIRST 
NATIONAL?  BANK 


GHIGAGe. 


Paid  in  Capital,  $3,000,000. 
Surplus,  $3,000,000. 


OFFICERS: 

LYMAN  J    GAGE,  Pres't 

JAS.  B.  FOBGAN,  Vice  Pres't 

RICHARD  J.  STREET,  Cashier 

HOLMES  HOGE,  Ass't  Cashier 

FRANK  E.  BROWN,  2d  Ass't  Cashier 


DIRECTORS: 

SAM'L  M.  NICKERSOX 
F.  D.  GRAY 
R.  C.  NICKRRSON 
E.  F.  LAWRENCE 
NORMAN  li.  REAM 

JAS.  B.  FORGAN 


L.  J.  GAGE 
S.  W.  ALLERTON 
NELSON  MORRIS 
EUGENE  S.  PIKE 
A.  A.  CARPENTER 


JOHN   DOLESE  J.   H.  SHEPARD. 

::Established  1868:: 


Dolese  &  Shepard, 


ere  ng 


MANUFACTURED   AND   DEALERS    IN 

Crushed  jStone,  jS/ag,  Cinders 

and  Limestone  for  Flux. 
162   WflS-HINGTON   STREET, 


:  :  Particular  attention  given  to 
building  Macadam  Roads,  Drives 
and  Boulevards  :::::: 


TELEPHONE  No.   1469 


•  f  hicago. 


WM,  SOOY  SMITH 


CIVIL   ENGINEER 
AND  CONTRACTOR. 


801=804  Stocl<  Exchange, 


108  La  Salle  St. 


....Chicago. 


N.W.HARRIS&COMPANY 


Dealers  in 


tjigh  Grade  Municipal  and  Corporation  Bonds 


We  carry  a  large  line  of  con- 
servative investment  securi- 
ties, a  complete  list  of  which 
will  be  mailed  on  application. 

Correspondence  Invited 


163=165  Dearborn  St.,  CHICAGO 

NEW  YORK  —  BOSTON 


E.  A.  CUM.W.VGS 
SILAS  M.  MOORE 
C.  O.  GOSS 


E.   S.    JUDD 

Manager  Loan 

Department 


E.  fl.  COHMINGS  5  CO. 

Real  Estate  and  Loans 


Co\\ed  Reuts  ax\A  Pa\j  taxes,  Bvuj, 
aud,  l&a.ua^e  PTQext  ou 


Locau 


S.  W.  COP.  Dearborn  &  Washington  Streets 
CHICAGO 


Telephone 

Main  302 


CAPITAL, 


$1.500,000 


..COMPANY.. 


Offices  on  the  Main  Floor 
of  its  Building, 

100  WflSHINGTON  ST. 


Executes  Trusts  of  every 
description. 

Acts  as  Executor,  Admin- 
istrator, Guardian,  Re- 
ceiver, Assignee,  Trus- 
tee, Registrar,  etc. 

Insures  Titles  to  Real 
Estate. 

Makes  Abstracts  of  Title 
to  Real  Estate. 


UAVID  B.  LYMAN,  PRES'T. 

GEO.  L.  PADDOCK,  VICE-PRF.S'T. 

HENRY  W.  LEMAN,  2i>  VICE-PRES'T. 
WM.  C.  NIBLACK,  SECRETARY. 

E.  G.  FOREMAN,  TREASURER. 


QUEEN 


Ins.  Co.  of  America. 


Western  Department : 
O,  ROOKERY 


Chicago 


Jos.  M.  ROGERS,  Manager 


C.  B.  CONGDON 


A.  C.   DAVIS 


C.  B.  CONGDON  &  CO. 

Commission  Merchants 

GRAIN  AND  PROVISIONS 


47  Board  of  Trade 


CHICAGO 


fl.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros. 

INCORPORATED 

CHICAGO  NEW  YORK 

PHILADELPHIA 

Athletic  Goods,    Bicyles  and  Supplies, 
Uniforms  for  all  Sports, 
Gymnasium  Outfits    .    . 

CMAlili.  147-149  Wabash  Are.  NEW  YORK,  126-130  Naisiu  St., 

I'llll  UIKLI'HIA,  1032  Clirttnut  St.  and  15-17  Bttkman  St. 

H,  H,  Kohlsaat  &  Co, 

FINE 

BAKERY 

GOODS 

BAKERIES: 

196-198  Clark  Street  324-326  Dearborn  Street 

221-223  State  Street  83  Lake  Street 

59-61  Washington  Street  81  Clark  Street 


5AJX 

Ti)e  Finest  Prait  Lands  in  the  World 

In  AYerced  County 


The  Wonderland  of  America. 


or 


Tl) 


of 


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TELEPHONE  HfllN  4383 

FOR 


Put  up  in  Quart  and  Pint  Bottles  for  Family  Use. 
For  Sale  Everywhere.    TRY  IT. 


Cor.  Indiana  and  Desplaines  Street 
CHICAGO 


H.  PABST,  Manager 


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HENRY   H.  WALKER, 


REflL  ESTflTE 


MORTGAGE   LOANS, 
INVESTMENTS 

•     AND  GENERAL   MANAGEMENT 
OF   PROPERTY, 


Tacoma  Building, 


La  Salle  and... 
.  .Madison  Sts 


CHICAGO. 


CLAY  ROBINSON  &  COMPANY 

LIVE  STOCK  COMMISSION, 
STOCK  YARDS. 

Chicago,  111. 
So.  Omaha,  Neb. 
Kansas  City,  Mcftv  ' 


WILLIAM  J .  GOUDY 
ROBERT  F   SHANKLIN 


TELEPHONE    MAIN    3897. 


Goiidy,  Shanklin  &  Company 

MORTGAGE  BANKERS 


HEAL    ESTATE  AND    LOANS.     RENTING.     EST 

84  La  Salle  Street 

OI'1'OSITE  MAIN  ENTRANCE  TO  CITY  HALL 


Chicago 


GOMPIGMIE  GENERALE  TRANSHTIINTIQUE. 

PKBNGH    UlNB. 

.  .  .  Qrand  Winter  Excursion  to  the  Hediterranean  and  the 
Orient,  including,  The  Azores,  Portugal,  Spain,  France,  Cor- 
sica, Italy,  Skilly.  Egypt,  Palestine,  Turkey,  Greece,  Halta, 
Tunis  and  Algeria,  BY  THE  NEW  FAST  TWIN  SCREW  EXPRESS  MAIL 
STEAMEK  "LATOURAINE" 

OF   10.000  TONS   AND   14,OOO  HORSE   POWER. 

.  .  .  Sailing  from  New  York  February  2,  1895,  and  returning 
April  ist  or  2d.  Duration  of  round  trip  about  Nine  Weeks. 

The  regular  Kast  Express  Steamers  of  this  Company  sail 
from  New  York  to  Havre-Paris  every  Saturday. 

MAURICE  W.  KOZMINSKI,  GENERAL  WESTERN  AGENT. 
166   Randolph   Street,         ....         CHICAGO. 

The  popular  brands 
...of... 

Toilet  Soaps 
are  made  by 

J.  5.  KIRK  &  CO. 


F.  A.  BARNES.  Telephone  1931.  S.  M.  PARISH. 

Notary  Public.  , 

BARNE5  &  PARISH, 

Members  Real  Estate  Board . 

Real  Estate,  Loan  and  Renting  Agents. 

STORES  AND  HOUSES  RENTED. 


Bents  Collected,  Estates   Managed  and  Taxes  Paid 
for  Non  Residents. 

157  LA  SALLE  STREET,  CHICAGO. 

ESTABLISHED  1873. 


PETERSON  &  BAY, 


5.  W.  Cor.  La  Salle  and  Randolph  Sts., 

CHIGflOO. 

.Investment  Securities,  Foreign  Exchange  and  Collections.. 
Mortgage  Loans  and  Real  Estate. 

F.  G.  LOGAN.  F.  K.  DUNN. 

D.  BUTTERS. 


—Co 


ommission-- 


4  Board  of  Trade, 


CHICAGO 


GRAIN,   PROVISIONS  AND   STOCKS 

BOUGHT  AND  SOLD  ON   MARGINS. 


McARTHUR  BROTHERS  CO. 


CONTRACTORS. 


Room  820,  "THE  TEMPLE," 
CHICAGO. 


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Send  $1.25,  $2  or  $3  50  for 
Sample  Retail  Box  by  express 
of    the     BEST     CANDIES     in 
America. 
Put  up  in  elegant  boxes  and 
strictly    pure.      Suitable    for 
PRESENTS.     Express   charges 

*: 

prepaid   west   of  Boston   and 

f?an3y 
VU—  ^  *- 

\ 

11 

east  of   Denver.     Refer  to  all 
Chicago.     Try  it  once. 
Address, 
C.  F.  GUNTHER,  Confectioner 
212  State  Street, 
CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS. 

UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS-URBANA 


